Lok Sabha Question No. 137 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Production and Use of LED Lamps
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

PRODUCTION AND USE OF LED LAMPS

*137. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to encourage production and use of LED lamps in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.137 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 09.03.2017 REGARDING PRODUCTION AND USE OF LED LAMPS.

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(a) & (b) : Yes,  Madam.  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  of  India  launched  the National LED programme on 5th January 2015, which is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture company of four Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Power. Two initiatives,  viz.,  Domestic  Efficient  Lighting  National  Programme  (DELP) and Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), have been initiated under this programme, wherein household lighting and street lights respectively are replaced with LEDs. EESL has developed an innovative business model in which the entire investment in these programmes is made by it and the investment is paid back over time from energy savings. This obviates the need for any Government funding for this programme.

The following  measures have been undertaken to encourage the production of LEDs in the country:-

- i. The  LED  bulbs  procurement  conditions  of  EESL  requires  the bidders to have manufacturing facility in India.
- ii. The EESL has also incorporated the Preferential Market Access (PMA)  norms  of  Department  of Electronics and  Information Technology (DEITY), which encourages indigenous manufacturing in  procurement  process  whereby  domestic  manufacturers  get preference in procurement process in case the domestic manufacturer's quoted price upto 15% higher than the L1 price.
- iii. EESL is doing 100% procurement of LEDs for its various projects through national bidding only, thereby giving preference to Domestically Manufactured Electronic Products (DMEPs) in Government procurement.
- iv. The  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS)  in  collaboration  with  the Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency  (BEE),  a  statutory  body  under  the Ministry  of  Power  has  already  published  12  standards  for  LED lamps.
- v. BEE has included LED bulb under the star labeling programme.
- vi. Government has reduced the excise duty from 12% to 6% on LED components and LED lamps under Union Budget 2015-16.

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Further,  following  steps  have  been  taken  to  promote  use  of  LED bulbs:-

- i. All the Ministries/Departments of Government of India, including their  attached/subordinate offices and all  States/UTs have been requested to replace Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL)/Incandescent bulbs (ICL) with LED bulbs.
- ii. Directorate General of Supplies and Disposal (DGS&D) has been requested to include LED bulbs on their stock/rate contract, so as to ensure its availability for Government procurement.
- iii. Kendriya Bhandars, National Co-operative Consumers Federation (NCCF), Canteen Stores Department (CSD) etc. have been requested for sale of LED bulbs through their outlets.
- iv. Agencies like Central Public Works Department (CPWD), National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) Ltd. and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) etc. have been requested to supply LED bulbs.
- v. EESL has signed an MoU with Ministry of Railways to provide LED bulbs to their employees across the country.

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