Lok Sabha Question No. 3173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Distribution of LED
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## DISTRIBUTION OF LED

3173. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of target for distribution of LED bulbs under UJALA Scheme remains to be achieved, State/UTwise;
- (b) the details of checks done by Government to ensure adherence to the quality specifications of LED bulbs that are being distributed;
- (c) the details of criteria adopted for distribution of LED bulbs under the UJALA scheme initiated by the Government keeping in view the shortage of power in the country;
- (d) the States of the country wherein LED bulbs are being distributed on upfront payment and un-bill finance scheme;
- (e) the  companies  which  are  distributing  LED  bulbs  in  Uttar  Pradesh and the district-wise number of centres in Uttar Pradesh;
- (f) whether  any  complaints  have  been  received  against  any  company regarding  not  taking  interest  in  LED  bulb  distribution  and  excessive charging and if so, the Statewise details of the action taken against such companies; and
- (g) the States where power supply has been augmented as a result of use of LED bulbs?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a)  : Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LED  for  All  (UJALA)  scheme  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. No States/UTs wise targets have been set. As on 1st August, 2017, EESL has distributed 25.28 crore LED bulbs throughout the country, the State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-I. In addition, the private sector has also sold 41.44 crore LED bulbs upto June, 2017.

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(b) : EESL's  procurements  conform  to  BIS  specification  IS  16102 (Part 2): 2012 for performance requirements of self-ballast lamps. Further, these  bulbs  carry  a  3  year  free  replacement  warranty  against  technical defects. There are stringent quality checks to ensure the quality of LED bulbs.

(c) : There  is  no  shortage  of  power  in  the  country,  rather  the country  has  surplus  electricity  capacity  at  present  to  meet  the  current requirements. Besides,  at  present,  India  is  net  exporter  of  electricity  to Nepal and Bangladesh.

Under the UJALA Scheme, EESL aggregates the demand and procures LED bulbs through competitive bidding process to get the lowest price compared to retail market. The consumers, having metered connection,  can  acquire  LED  bulbs  from  designated  distribution  centres set up at various locations across the Country.

(d) : LED bulbs are being distributed on upfront payment basis and on-bill  finance  scheme  in  36  States  and  UTs  across  India  under  UJALA scheme.

(e) : The name of the companies which are distributing LED bulbs in  Uttar  Pradesh and  number of LED distribution centres District-wise in the state of Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure-II.

(f) : No specific complaints have been received regarding excessive  charging  and  lack  of  interest  by  distributing  agencies  under UJALA scheme. EESL has deployed field monitoring staff to take care of such issues, if any.

(g) : As on 1st August, 2017, EESL has distributed over 25.28 crore LED bulbs in 36 States and UTs across India. This alone has resulted in 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. In addition, there are savings due to sale of LED bulbs by the private sector.

The  State/UT-wise  estimated  energy  savings  is  given  at Annexure-I.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (g) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3173  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 03.08.2017.

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| Sl. No.   | States/UTs          | No. of LED bulbs distributed   | 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     | Total               | 25,28,60,899                   | 32,846.78                              | 6,575.81                            |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3173  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 03.08.2017.

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- A. List of companies which are distributing LED bulbs in Uttar Pradesh.
- B. Number  of  LED  distribution  centres  District-wise  in  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh

|   Sl. No. | Distribution Agency/DISCOM for Uttar Pradesh   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Alankit Ltd.                                   |
|         2 | Amar Construction                              |
|         3 | Community Works Welfare Society                |
|         4 | Medas Consultancy Services Limited             |
|         5 | RBS Multisolution Pvt. Ltd.                    |
|         6 | Zephyr Limited                                 |
|         7 | MadhyanchalVidyutVitaran Nigam Ltd.(MVVNL)     |
|         8 | Kanpur Electric Supply Co. Ltd. (KESCO)        |
|         9 | PaschimanchalVidyutVitaran Nigam Ltd.(PAVVNL)  |
|        10 | DakshinachalVidyutVitaran Nigam Ltd.(DVVNL)    |
|        11 | PurvanchalVidyutVitaran Nigam Ltd.(PUVVNL)     |

|   Sl. No. | District/zone      |   No. of distribution centre |
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Agra zone          |                            5 |
|         2 | Aligarh            |                           11 |
|         3 | Allahabad zone     |                           11 |
|         4 | Amethi             |                            5 |
|         5 | Amroha (J P Nagar) |                            7 |
|         6 | Auraiya            |                            6 |
|         7 | Azamgarh           |                            5 |
|         8 | Badaun             |                            5 |
|         9 | Bagpat             |                           11 |
|        10 | Ballia             |                            5 |
|        11 | Banda              |                            5 |
|        12 | Barabanki          |                            1 |
|        13 | Basti zone         |                            5 |
|        14 | Bijnor             |                            7 |
|        15 | Bulandshahar       |                            6 |
|        16 | Chandauli          |                            3 |
|        17 | Chitrakoot         |                            3 |
|        18 | Deoria             |                            3 |
|        19 | Etah               |                            3 |
|        20 | Etawah             |                            6 |
|        21 | Faizabad           |                            5 |
|        22 | Farrukhabad        |                            5 |
|        23 | Fatehpur           |                            4 |

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|   S. No. | District/zone            |   No. of distribution centre |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|       24 | Ghaziabad                |                           20 |
|       25 | Ghazipur                 |                            3 |
|       26 | Gorakhpur zone           |                            5 |
|       27 | Hamirpur                 |                            2 |
|       28 | Hapur                    |                            2 |
|       29 | Hardoi                   |                            3 |
|       30 | Hathras                  |                            2 |
|       31 | Jalaun                   |                            3 |
|       32 | Jaunpur                  |                            3 |
|       33 | Jhansi                   |                            6 |
|       34 | Kannauj                  |                            5 |
|       35 | Kanpur                   |                           51 |
|       36 | Kanpur dehat             |                            5 |
|       37 | Kasganj                  |                            3 |
|       38 | Kausambhi                |                            3 |
|       39 | Kushinagar               |                            8 |
|       40 | Lakhimpur                |                            2 |
|       41 | Lalitpur                 |                            3 |
|       42 | Lucknow                  |                           63 |
|       43 | Maharajganj              |                            9 |
|       44 | Mahoba                   |                            4 |
|       45 | Mainpuri                 |                            6 |
|       46 | Mathura                  |                            5 |
|       47 | Mau                      |                            4 |
|       48 | Meerut                   |                           10 |
|       49 | Mirzapur                 |                            5 |
|       50 | Moradabad                |                            6 |
|       51 | Muzaffarnagar            |                            4 |
|       52 | Noida                    |                            3 |
|       53 | Pilibhit                 |                            6 |
|       54 | Pratapgarh               |                            4 |
|       55 | Rampur                   |                            4 |
|       56 | Saharanpur               |                            5 |
|       57 | Sambhal                  |                           13 |
|       58 | Santkabirnagar           |                            3 |
|       59 | Santravidasnagar(Bhadoi) |                            2 |
|       60 | Shahjahanpur             |                           15 |
|       61 | Shamli                   |                            3 |
|       62 | Siddharthnagar           |                            3 |
|       63 | Sitapur                  |                            2 |
|       64 | Sonbhadra                |                            2 |
|       65 | Sultanpur                |                            5 |
|       66 | Unnao                    |                            2 |
|       67 | Varanasi                 |                           11 |

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