Lok Sabha Question No. 1530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Installation of LED Street Lights
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1530 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## INSTALLATION OF LED STREET LIGHTS

1530. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the installation of smart and energy efficient LED street light replaced  with  conventional  street  light  in  West  Bengal  since  the  launch  of  the scheme, district-wise;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any more new smart and energy efficient LED street light would be installed in West Bengal in future; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Under the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), Energy Efficiency Services  Limited  (EESL),  a  Joint  Venture  Company  of  Public  Sector  Undertakings (PSUs)  under  the  Ministry  of  Power,  Government  of  India  has  installed  energy efficient  LED  street  lights  replacing  the  conventional  street  lights  in  West  Bengal since the launch of the scheme.  The details of District-wise installation of energy efficient LED street lights in West Bengal under SLNP since the launch of this scheme are furnished at Annexure.

(c) & (d) : Our goal is to replace all street lights with energy efficient LED lights. The concerned State Governments will need to facilitate EESL to take up installation of LED street lights based on demand and agreement/acceptance of State Governments/Union Territories Administration for putting in place payment security mechanisms.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO. 1530 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022 **************

District-wise  details  of  installation  of  energy  efficient  LED  street  lights  in  West  Bengal under Street Light National Program (SLNP):

| Sl. No.   | District          | ULB Name            | Total Number of Street Lights Installed   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Bankura           | Bankura             | 19023                                     |
| 2         | North 24 Parganas | Bidhan Nagar        | 3901                                      |
| 3         | Darjeeling        | Darjeeling          | 3637                                      |
| 4         | Paschim Bardhman  | Durgapur            | 24376                                     |
| 5         | Darjeeling        | Siliguri-Jalpaiguri | 1769                                      |
| 6         | North 24 Parganas | Khardaha            | 5152                                      |
| 7         | North 24 Parganas | Madhyamgram         | 1500                                      |
| 8         | South 24 Parganas | Budge Budge         | 4689                                      |
| 9         | Murshidabad       | Beldanga            | 2721                                      |
| 10        | East Bardhman     | Dainhat             | 2103                                      |
| 11        | Murshidabad       | Dhuliyan            | 2500                                      |
| Total     | Total             | Total               | 71,371                                    |

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