Lok Sabha Question No. 3967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Subsidized LED Bulbs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA, JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3967 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## SUBSIDIZED LED BULBS

3967. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA: SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the aims and objectives of UJALA Yojana;
- (b) the details of the targets set and achievements made under UJALA Yojana, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Andhra Pradesh has been chosen to implement UJALA Yojana in the entire State on pilot basis;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has fixed any time frame to implement the scheme in all States of the country and 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)  : The  Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LED  for  All  (UJALA)  Yojana    is  being implemented  by  Energy  Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL),  a  joint  venture  of power sector PSUs.  It is based on aggregation of demand and bulk procurement of LED bulbs by EESL, resulting in reduction of procurement prices of these bulbs which is passed on to the consumers. There is no element of Government subsidy in this scheme. The main aims and objectives of UJALA Yojana are as under:

- i. to reduce energy consumption in lighting sector for helping the DISCOMs to manage peak demand;

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- ii. to  promote  the  use  of  the  most  efficient  lighting  technology  at  affordable rates to domestic consumers;
- iii. to enhance the awareness of consumers about the efficacy of using efficient appliances; and
- iv. to  increase  the  demand  of  LED  lights  by  aggregating  requirements  across the  country  and  provide  an  impetus  to  domestic  lighting  industry  through economies of size.

(b) : No States/UTs wise targets have been set. However, as on 1st August 2017, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has distributed about 25.28 crore LED bulbs in 36 States and UTs across India under UJALA Yojana. This alone has resulted in an estimated energy savings of more than 32.84 billion kWh per year with  avoided  peak  demand  of  6575  MW  and  GHG  emission  reduction  of  26.60 Million tonnes CO2 per year. The State/UTs wise details of LED bulbs distribution by EESL are given at Annexure.

In addition, the private sector has also sold 41.44 crore LED bulbs up to June, 2017, adding to the electricity saved, avoided peak demand and reduction in GHG emission.

- (c) & (d) : Initially, UJALA Yojana was taken up as a pilot project in four districts of  Andhra  Pradesh  namely  Srikakulam,  West  Godavari,  Guntur  and  Anantapur. Now, UJALA Yojana has been implemented in the entire State. As on 1st August 2017,  EESL  has  distributed  over  2.16  crore  LED  bulbs  in  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh resulting in an estimated energy savings of more than 2.80 billion kWh per year with avoided peak demand of 563 MW and GHG emission reduction of 2.28 Million t CO2 per year.

(e) : UJALA Yojana was launched on 5th January 2015 to provide LED bulbs to domestic consumers with a target to replace 77 crore incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs by March, 2019 across India.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3967 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2017.

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| S. No.   | States/UTs          | No. of LED bulbs distributed (As on 1st August' 2017)   | Estimated Energy Saved per year(MUs)   | Estimated avoided peak demand (MW)   |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman Nicobar     | 4,00,000                                                | 52.00                                  | 10.39                                |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 2,16,77,316                                             | 2,818.02                               | 563.04                               |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 8,985                                                   | 0.41                                   | 0.08                                 |
| 4        | Assam               | 15,31,046                                               | 199.04                                 | 39.77                                |
| 5        | Bihar               | 1,39,36,861                                             | 1,806.39                               | 360.92                               |
| 6        | Chandigarh          | 2,35,859                                                | 30.66                                  | 6.13                                 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        | 84,60,396                                               | 1,089.87                               | 217.76                               |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1,35,667                                                | 17.64                                  | 3.52                                 |
| 9        | Daman & Diu         | 1,35,924                                                | 17.67                                  | 3.53                                 |
| 10       | Delhi               | 1,16,15,917                                             | 1,507.74                               | 301.25                               |
| 11       | Goa                 | 8,20,333                                                | 106.64                                 | 21.31                                |
| 12       | Gujarat             | 3,59,88,490                                             | 4,671.01                               | 933.27                               |
| 13       | Haryana             | 1,26,63,682                                             | 1,639.07                               | 327.49                               |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh    | 76,27,735                                               | 991.61                                 | 198.12                               |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir   | 76,89,954                                               | 999.69                                 | 199.74                               |
| 16       | Jharkhand           | 1,01,88,680                                             | 1,324.11                               | 264.56                               |
| 17       | Karnataka           | 1,65,04,010                                             | 2,138.93                               | 427.36                               |
| 18       | Kerala              | 1,01,19,390                                             | 1,315.52                               | 262.84                               |
| 19       | Lakshadweep         | 1,00,000                                                | 13.00                                  | 2.60                                 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1,40,20,204                                             | 1,814.84                               | 362.61                               |
| 21       | Maharashtra         | 2,12,92,816                                             | 2,768.07                               | 553.06                               |
| 22       | Manipur             | 19,965                                                  | 2.60                                   | 0.52                                 |
| 23       | Meghalaya           | 2,48,608                                                | 31.71                                  | 6.34                                 |
| 24       | Mizoram             | 5,28,624                                                | 68.25                                  | 13.64                                |
| 25       | Nagaland            | 4,59,769                                                | 59.77                                  | 11.94                                |
| 26       | Odisha              | 1,07,68,272                                             | 1,395.46                               | 278.81                               |
| 27       | Puducherry          | 6,09,251                                                | 79.20                                  | 15.82                                |
| 28       | Punjab              | 1,18,191                                                | 14.91                                  | 2.98                                 |
| 29       | Rajasthan           | 1,36,22,341                                             | 1,768.22                               | 353.29                               |
| 30       | Sikkim              | 1,05,148                                                | 13.67                                  | 2.73                                 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu          | 4,97,119                                                | 61.81                                  | 12.35                                |
| 32       | Telangana           | 13,40,472                                               | 172.89                                 | 34.54                                |
| 33       | Tripura             | 5,71,570                                                | 74.30                                  | 14.85                                |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh       | 1,96,68,086                                             | 2,543.85                               | 508.26                               |
| 35       | Uttarakhand         | 38,61,511                                               | 499.79                                 | 99.86                                |
| 36       | West Bengal         | 52,88,707                                               | 678.43                                 | 135.55                               |
|          | Total               | 25,28,60,899                                            | 32,846.78                              | 6,575.81                             |

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