Lok Sabha Question No. 462 (STARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Street Lighting National Programme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

THE MINISTER OF POWER

(SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

(a) to (f) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

*******

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.462 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2025

STREET LIGHTING NATIONAL PROGRAMME

†*462. DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  present  status  of  the  Street  Lighting  National  Programme  (SLNP)  in the country;

(b) whether Baghpat has been included among the districts of Uttar Pradesh under the said programme;

(c) if  so,  the  number  of  LED  street  lights  installed  or  replaced  in  Baghpat district since the inception of the said programme;

(d) the details of the funds allocated and utilized under the said programme in Baghpat district;

(e) whether any delays or problems have been reported in the implementation of the said programme; and

(f) if  so,  the  specific steps taken/being taken to overcome such delays and issues?

A N S W E R

## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.462  FOR  REPLY  ON  03.04.2025  REGARDING STREET LIGHTING NATIONAL PROGRAMME  ASKED  BY DR.  RAJKUMAR SANGWAN.

*********

- (a) : Street  Lighting  National  Programme  (SLNP),  launched  in  2015,  aims  to reduce energy consumption and costs in public lighting through the widespread adoption of LED street lighting across India. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of CPSEs  under the Ministry of Power is the implementing agency for SLNP .

More  than  13.1  million  LED  streetlights  have  been  installed  across different  urban  and  rural  areas  under  SLNP .  This  has  resulted  in  an  annual electricity energy saving, approximately 8.8. billion kWh, and annual monetary savings  of  around  ₹6,178  crore  for  municipalities  and  gram  panchayats.  The State-wise LED streetlights installed is at Annexure.

- (b) & (c) : SLNP  has been implemented in 69 State bodies/ Authorities including 51 Nos of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Uttar Pradesh. The Scheme has not yet been implemented in Baghpat district.
- (d) : Government  of  India  has  not  allocated  any  budget  for  SLNP,  as  the programme is implemented by EESL in self-financing mode.
- (e) & (f) : There have been generally no delays at EESL end in implementation of  the  SLNP  scheme  once  the  agreements  and  consents  from  the  respective authority is finalised.

However, the outstanding receivables against SLNP amounting to approximately ₹2700.54 crores {excluding Delayed Payment Surcharge (DPS)}, as  on  31/03/25  from  various  States  and  ULBs,  is  one  of  the  major  challenges being faced by the company owing to implementation of the programme. EESL and Ministry of Power are rigorously following up with the States/UTs concerned for expediting the release of EESL's outstanding payment towards SLNP.

SLNP  has  largely  achieved  its  objective  of  catalysing  the  adoption  of energy efficient street lights in the country and now urban and rural local bodies are taking it forward through alternative options including CAPEX model.

**************

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 462 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.04.2025 REGARDING STREET LIGHTING NATIONAL PROGRAMME

***********

State-wise Penetration of LED Street Lights

Since FY 2014-15, EESL has installed Street Lights in the below mentioned States/UTs and the State-wise installation details as on 31.03 2025 are as under:

| Sr. No.   | State Name        | Total LED Street Lights Installed by EESL (Nos.)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 29,47,706                                          |
| 2         | TELANGANA         | 17,31,072                                          |
| 3         | TAMILNADU         | 7,876                                              |
| 4         | PORTBLAIR         | 14,995                                             |
| 5         | MAHARASHTRA       | 11,14,328                                          |
| 6         | KERALA            | 4,33,979                                           |
| 7         | KARNATAKA 13,226  |                                                    |
| 8         | GOA               | 2,07,183                                           |
| 9         | LAKSHADWEEP 1,000 |                                                    |
| 10        | WEST BENGAL       | 94,198                                             |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         | 5,54,091                                           |
| 12        | BIHAR             | 5,75,922                                           |
| 13        | RAJASTHAN         | 10,73,238                                          |
| 14        | GUJARAT           | 9,03,519                                           |
| 15        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 12,90,949                                          |
| 16        | UTTARAKHAND       | 1,33,511                                           |
| 17        | CHHATTISGARH      | 3,81,199                                           |
| 18        | ODISHA            | 3,53,808                                           |
| 19        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 2,95,417                                           |
| 20        | DELHI             | 3,99,715                                           |
| 21        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 1,88,860                                           |
| 22        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 63,332                                             |
| 23        | PUNJAB            | 1,27,267                                           |
| 24        | CHANDIGARH        | 46,496                                             |
| 25        | HARYANA           | 85,139                                             |
| 26        | SIKKIM            | 1,073                                              |
| 27        | TRIPURA           | 76,426                                             |
| 28        | ASSAM             | 28,875                                             |
| 29        | PONDICHERRY       | 1,520                                              |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             | 1,31,45,920                                        |

***************