Lok Sabha Question No. 3430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Street Light National Programme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, P.R. SUNDARAM, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK   SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3430

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 07, 2018

STREET LIGHT NATIONAL PROGRAMME

## No. 3430.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  Street  Light  National Programme (SLNP), if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  aims  and objectives behind the move;
- (b) the problems being faced by the Government in implementing this programme;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target to replace
- conventional  street  lights  in  the  country  under  Street  Light National Programme and if so, the steps taken by the Government to achieve the target;
- (d) the financial allocation made for this programme during the last three years; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to replace conventional street lights with smart and energy efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a): Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) has been launched by the Government of India on 5 January, 2015, with focus to replace conventional  street  lights  with  smart  and  energy  efficient  Light Emitting Diode (LED) street lights.

SLNP is being  implemented  by  Energy  Efficiency  Services  Limited (EESL), a joint venture company of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under Ministry of Power. Under this programme, till date, over 64 lakh LED  street  lights  have  been  installed,  covering  28  States/Union Territories.

The key objectives of the programme are as follows:

- i. Reduce energy consumption in public lighting which helps the
2. Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) to manage peak demand.
- ii. Increase the demand of LED lights by aggregating requirements across the country.
- iii. Encourage and support domestic manufacturing of LED lights by sustaining demand, making it consistent with the 'Make in India' policy of the Government.
- iv. Create an enabling environment for private sector investments in the lighting sector.
- v. Create robust arrangements for monitoring and verification of energy savings in a simple and transparent manner.
- vi. Provide a sustainable service model that obviates the need for upfront  capital  investment  as  well  as  additional  revenue expenditure  to  pay  for  procurement  of  LED  lights.  For  street lights, the reduction of electricity bill and maintenance charges is used to repay the EESL investments over a 7 year period.
- vii. Enhancement  of  public  lighting for increased  safety  and security  of  citizens,  particularly,  women  and  children  and reduction in accident rates on roads.

- (b):  So  far,  no  specific  problems  have  been  encountered  in  the implementation of SLNP.
- (c)  to  (e):  SLNP,  targets  to  replace  1.34  crore  conventional  street lights  with  smart  and  energy  efficient  LED  street  lights  by  March, 2019.

The following steps have been taken to achieve the target in a time bound manner:

-  Proposal for replacement of conventional street lights with LED street lights has been submitted to remaining States/UTs.
-  Issuance of letters by Secretary (Power) to all the Chief Secretaries  of  all  the  States/UTs  for  implementation  of  SLNP Programme in their respective States/UTs.
-  Signing  of  State  level  agreement  for  the  implementation  of  the programme.
-  Expediting the installation progress of LED street lights in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
-  Regular follow up by EESL officials with key officials of State/UT Government/ULB.
-  National level and State level workshops/conferences are organized time to time for  creating  awareness  among  the States/ULBs for implementation of SLNP.

No financial allocation is made for SLNP because the programme is run without any budgetary allocation from Government of India as it is based on a sustainable business model where the cost of efficient lighting is repaid by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) from savings in energy and maintenance expenditure over a period of time through savings in  electricity  bill.  The  entire  upfront  investment  is  made  by  EESL. EESL aggregates demand across the country and procures LED Street lights  through  a  transparent  and  competitive  bidding  process  for further  installation  of  LED  street  lights  in  ULBs  at  lower  rates compared to retail market.

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