Lok Sabha Question No. 4994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Street Lighting National Programme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4994 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2021

## STREET LIGHTING NATIONAL PROGRAMME

4994.  DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is implementing Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in some States;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) the total street lights that have already been replaced in the country with LED bulbs and the estimated quantity of energy saved as a result thereof;

(d) whether there is any proposal to replace street lights in all the States under the SLNP;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the time by which these are likely to be replaced?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture company of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Power, Government of India has  initiated  and  implementing  Street  Lighting  National  Programme  (SLNP)  in  23 States and 6 Union Territories. The details of the implementation of SLNP State/UTwise are given at Annexure.

(c) : EESL  has  replaced  1,15,35,189  conventional  street  lights    as  on 16.03.2021  with  LED  street  lights.  This  has  led  to  an  estimated  energy  savings  of 7.75 billion units per year.

(d) to (f) :  SLNP is voluntary in nature and based on a sustainable business model, where  the  cost  of  efficient  lighting  is  repaid  by  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)/ Municipalities from savings in electricity bill over a period of time. EESL has given proposals to all States/UTs and as the State/UT administration approves the same, the agreements are signed with the respective ULBs and the replacement of street lights is taken up.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4994 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.03.2021 **************

## State/UT-wise details on implementation of SLNP Programme

## The State/UT-wise, implementation details are as follows

| Sl. No.   | State/UT         | No. of LED Street Lights installed (As on 16.03.2021)   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 28,91,996                                               |
| 2         | Telangana        | 12,55,935                                               |
| 3         | Tamil Nadu       | 7,376                                                   |
| 4         | Port Blair (A&N) | 14,995                                                  |
| 5         | Maharashtra      | 9,29,092                                                |
| 6         | Kerala           | 2,10,213                                                |
| 7         | Karnataka        | 12,310                                                  |
| 8         | Goa              | 2,07,110                                                |
| 9         | Lakshadweep      | 1,000                                                   |
| 10        | West Bengal      | 83,929                                                  |
| 11        | Jharkhand        | 5,16,043                                                |
| 12        | Bihar            | 4,87,977                                                |
| 13        | Rajasthan        | 10,53,366                                               |
| 14        | Gujarat          | 8,88,808                                                |
| 15        | Uttar Pradesh    | 11,85,070                                               |
| 16        | Uttarakhand      | 61,097                                                  |
| 17        | Chhattisgarh     | 3,70,885                                                |
| 18        | Odisha           | 3,39,476                                                |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh   | 1,29,939                                                |
| 20        | Delhi            | 3,46,504                                                |
| 21        | Jammu & Kashmir  | 1,40,676                                                |
| 22        | Himachal Pradesh | 59,772                                                  |
| 23        | Punjab           | 1,08,576                                                |
| 24        | Chandigarh       | 45,794                                                  |
| 25        | Haryana          | 81,483                                                  |
| 26        | Sikkim           | 868                                                     |
| 27        | Tripura          | 76,376                                                  |
| 28        | Assam            | 28,073                                                  |
| 29        | Puducherry       | 450                                                     |
| Total     | Total            | 1,15,35,189                                             |

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