Lok Sabha Question No. 1018 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Duplicate LED Bulbs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1018 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017

## DUPLICATE LED BULBS

†1018.  SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  duplicate  LED  bulbs  are  being  manufactured  and  sold  in  the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted probe against such manufacturers and sellers of duplicate LED bulbs; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and action taken against the factories manufacturing duplicate LED bulbs along with the sellers as on date?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (c) : Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture company of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Power is distributing LED  bulbs  under  Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LEDs  for  All  (UJALA)  to  domestic consumers across the country.  As on 19 th  December, 2017, more than 28 crore LED  bulbs  have  been  distributed  under  the  scheme.  In  addition,  other  market players  in  the  private  sector  have  also  sold  52.43  crore  LED  bulbs  till  October, 2017.

The LED bulbs distributed under UJALA scheme undergo a 3-tier (at bidding  stage,  distribution  stage  and  post  distribution  stage)  quality  control checks, to ensure that only high quality LED bulbs are distributed. As a result of stringent quality control mechanism, the failure rate of LED bulbs under UJALA scheme is only 0.48%;  all the defective bulbs are replaced by EESL free of cost to consumers.

Quality  standards  for  LED  products  are  laid  down  and  enforced  by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).    BIS has informed that M/s Nielsen had reported that a large number  of  LED  bulbs  being  sold  were  spurious.    BIS  has  also  informed  that Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers' Association of India (ELCOMA) had complained  to  the  Department  of  Industrial  Policy  and  Promotion,  Ministry  of Commerce and Industry about the  presence of poor quality lamps, both imported and local in the market.

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BIS has taken up the matter with MeitY for taking appropriate action under the Compulsory Registration Order (CRO), 2012.

Further, MeitY has informed that the information provided by ELCOMA was not explicit. Accordingly, they have been requested to provide the details of types of LED luminaries which were not complying to CRO.

MeitY  has  notified  'Electronics  and  IT  Goods  (Requirement  of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 (CRO)' in the Gazette of India vide S.O. No. 2357(E) dated 3 rd  October, 2012 and S.O. No. 2905(E) dated 13 th  November, 2014 under  the  provision  of  Compulsory  Registration  Scheme  of  BIS  Act,  1986 mandating  Indian  Safety  Standards  for  30  categories  of  electronic  products including LED products. The grant of registration under CRO is done by BIS based on the submission of test reports of the product from BIS recognized laboratory by the manufacturer. The documents are examined for their adequacy and conformance to the Indian Standards by BIS. To curb the sub-standard products and ensure the safety of consumers, MeitY carries out  surveillance on the goods notified under the CRO.

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