Lok Sabha Question No. 1733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: LED Bulbs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: JANAK RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1733 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## LED BULBS

†1733. SHRI JANAK RAM:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether any distributing agency has been created/ authorized in the country for ensuring availability of LED bulbs in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of minimum price fixed for LED bulbs?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) :    Energy  Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL),  a  joint  venture company of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under Ministry of Power, is implementing Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LED for All (UJALA) programme to provide LED bulbs to domestic consumers through its designated centres across the country. EESL has empanelled agencies and has also tied up with  various  Government  bodies  like  Department  of  Posts,  Common Services Centre (CSC) etc. for the distribution of LED bulbs.

States/UTs-wise  details  of  agencies  empanelled  by  EESL  for distribution of LED bulbs are given at Annexure.

(c) : No minimum price has been fixed for LED bulbs, however, it  is informed  by  EESL  that  under  UJALA,    at  present,  LED  bulbs  are  being distributed at a uniform price of Rs.70/- per bulb.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    1733  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 20.12.2018.

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## States/UTs-wise details of distribution agencies

| S. No.   | States/UTs             | Name of Distribution Agencies/Govt. Departments             |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                        | Alankit Ltd.                                                |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh         | SNR EDATAS Private Limited                                  |
|          |                        | Ram Info                                                    |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh      | Arunachal Electricity Department                            |
|          |                        | Common Service Centers                                      |
| 3.       | Assam                  | Assam Electricity Department                                |
|          |                        | Department of Post                                          |
|          |                        | Command Consultancy                                         |
| 4.       | Bihar                  | Department of Post                                          |
|          |                        | Common Service Centers                                      |
| 5.       | Chandigarh             | Department of Post                                          |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh           | Common Service Centers                                      |
|          |                        | Department of Post                                          |
| 7.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | State Electricity Department                                |
| 8.       | Daman & Diu            | State Electricity Department                                |
|          |                        | Department of Post                                          |
| 9.       | Delhi                  | Common Service Centers                                      |
|          |                        | Community Works Welfare Society                             |
| 10.      | Goa                    | Electricity Department                                      |
|          |                        | Department of Post                                          |
|          |                        | Common Service Centers                                      |
| 11.      | Gujarat                | National Federation of Farmers' Procurement, Processing and |
|          |                        | Retailing Cooperatives of India Ltd, (NACOF)                |
|          |                        | Kishan Infrastructure Industries                            |
|          |                        | Petrol Pumps of OMCs under the Ministry of Petroleum        |
| 12.      | Haryana                | Department of Post                                          |
|          |                        | Command Consultancy                                         |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh       | Department of Post                                          |
|          |                        | Department of Civil Supplies                                |
| 14.      | Jammu & Kashmir        | Common Service Centers                                      |
|          |                        | Department of Post                                          |
| 15.      | Jharkhand              | National Federation of Farmers Procurement, Processing and  |
|          |                        | Retailing Cooperatives of India Ltd. (NACOF)                |
|          |                        | State Level Agencies                                        |
| 16.      | Karnataka              | Department of Post                                          |
| 17.      | Kerala                 | Kerala Electricity Department                               |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh         | Department of Post                                          |
|          |                        | National Federation of Farmers' Procurement, Processing and |
|          |                        | Retailing Cooperatives of India Ltd. (NACOF)                |
|          | Maharashtra            | Petrol Pumps of OMCs under the Ministry                     |
|          |                        | of Petroleum                                                |
|          |                        | Common Service Centers                                      |

.............2.

|   20. | Manipur       | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|-------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    20 | Manipur       | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    21 | Meghalaya     | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    21 | Meghalaya     | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    22 | Mizoram       | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    22 | Mizoram       | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    23 | Nagaland      | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    23 | Nagaland      | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    24 | Odisha        | National Federation of Farmers Procurement, Processing and Retailing Cooperatives of India               |
|    24 | Odisha        | Ltd. (NACOF)                                                                                             |
|    24 | Odisha        | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    24 | Odisha        | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    25 | Punjab        | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    25 | Punjab        | Petrol Pumps of OMCs under the Ministry of Petroleum                                                     |
|    26 | Rajasthan     | Kishan Infrastructure Industries                                                                         |
|    26 | Rajasthan     | E-Suvidha Centers                                                                                        |
|    27 | Sikkim        | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    27 | Sikkim        | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    28 | Tamil Nadu    | State Level Agencies                                                                                     |
|    28 | Tamil Nadu    | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    29 | Telangana     | Alankit Ltd.                                                                                             |
|    29 | Telangana     | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    29 | Telangana     | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    30 | Tripura       | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    30 | Tripura       | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    31 | Uttar Pradesh | E-Suvidha Centers                                                                                        |
|    31 | Uttar Pradesh | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    31 | Uttar Pradesh | National Federation of Farmers' Procurement, Processing and Retailing Cooperatives of India Ltd, (NACOF) |
|    31 | Uttar Pradesh | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    31 | Uttar Pradesh | Petrol Pumps of OMCs under the Ministry of Petroleum                                                     |
|    32 | Uttarakhand   | Department of Post                                                                                       |
|    32 | Uttarakhand   | Command Consultancy                                                                                      |
|    33 | West Bengal   | Common Service Centers                                                                                   |
|    33 | West Bengal   | Department of Post                                                                                       |