UJALA Programme

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• Recently, the Ministry of Power successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme.

Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) 

• About:
  • It is a zero-subsidy scheme launched in 2015.
  • It is also known as the LED-based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) and is the world’s largest domestic lighting project.
• Aim: 
  • To promote the efficient usage of energy for all i.e., its consumption, savings and lighting.
• Eligibility: 
  • Every domestic household having a metered connection can get LED bulbs.
• Achievements:

• More than 36.78 crore LEDs have been distributed across the country. 
• UJALA succeeded in bringing down the retail price of LED bulbs from INR 300-350 per bulb to INR 70-80 per bulb. 
• It has made affordable energy accessible to all and the programme also resulted in massive energy savings. 
• It has helped in reducing annual household electricity bills. 
  • Consumers have been able to save money, improve their quality of life, and contribute to India’s economic growth and prosperity.
• It encourages Make in India as domestic manufacturing of LED bulbs has increased from 1 lakh per month to 40 million per month.

Source: PIB