Lok Sabha Question No. 5403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: MoU with Municipalities on LED Street Lights
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5403 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## MOU WITH MUNICIPALITIES ON LED STREET LIGHTS

5403. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  total  number  of  municipalities  which  have  entered  into  contract with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL) for replacement of street lights with LED lights under Street Light National programme so far, State-wise;

(b) the total number of street lights replaced so far  vis a vis target fixed; and

(c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  impress  upon  the  remaining municipalities  to  enter  into  contract  with  EESL  for  replacement  of  street lights in order to save electricity?

A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : As on 03.04.2017, 544 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) have entered into an  implementation agreement with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)  for  replacement  of  street  lights  with  LED  street  lights.  State-wise details are given in Annexure.

(b) : The target is to replace 3.5 crore conventional street lights by LED  street  lights,  till  March  2019.  As  on  03.04.2017,  over  19.67  lakh conventional street lights have been replaced with LED street lights. EESL is playing an important role as a catalyst in replacing the lights, while several other suppliers are also engaged in the same.

(c) : Proposal for replacement of conventional street lights with LED street  lights  has  been  submitted  to  remaining  States  by  EESL.  In  order  to encourage  States/UTs  to  join  this  programme,  Ministry  of  Power  has  also written to all the States/UTs requesting them  to participate in this programme.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5403  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 06.04.2017.

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| S. No.   | State/UTs          | ULBs enrolled under SLNP   | ULBs enrolled under SLNP   |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     | 111                        | 111                        |
| 2        | Assam              | 2                          | 2                          |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh 11    |                            |                            |
| 4        | Delhi              | 1                          | 1                          |
| 5        | Goa 1              |                            |                            |
| 6        | Gujarat 130        |                            |                            |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh 7 |                            |                            |
| 8        | Jharkhand 1        |                            |                            |
| 9        | Kerala 1           |                            |                            |
| 10       | Maharashtra 6      |                            |                            |
| 11       | Punjab 24          |                            |                            |
| 12       | Rajasthan 187      |                            |                            |
| 13       | Telangana 35       |                            |                            |
| 14       | Tripura 20         |                            |                            |
| 15       | Uttar Pradesh 2    |                            |                            |
| 16       | Uttarakhand 5      |                            |                            |
| Total    | Total              | 544                        | 544                        |

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