Lok Sabha Question No. 3609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: EESL under Ujala Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3609

## ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## EESL UNDER UJALA SCHEME

## 3609. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the aims and objectives of launching 'Ujala' Scheme;
- (b) whether  Energy  Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL)  was  deployed  for rendering the services under this scheme;
- (c) if so, the details of the services/products provided by EESL;
- (d) the details of services/products provided by EESL to States and their Local bodies, State-wise;
- (e) the details of the costs of such services/products provided by EESL, Statewise;
- (f) the details of the total amount of bills/invoices to be paid by various States and local bodies to EESL; and
- (g) whether  the  Government  has  extended  some  relief  by  providing  financial grants to this company and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LEDs  for  All  (UJALA)  scheme  aimed  at increasing the adoption of energy efficient LED lamps in place of Incandescent Lamps (ICL) / CFL lamps for bringing down the energy consumption in domestic lighting. As the price of LED lamps was much higher than that of ICL/CFL lamps, the  major  objective  of  the  UJALA  scheme  was  to  bring  down  the  price  of  LED bulbs through demand aggregation and bulk procurement.

The  main  objective  of  the  scheme  was  to  reduce  electric  energy consumption and peak demand of the country, monetary savings and reduction of Green House Gases (GHGs) emissions.

(b) & (c) :   Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture company of PSUs under the Ministry of Power was entrusted with scaling up the adoption of LED  lamps  in  the  country  and  was  implementing  a  LED  bulb  distribution programme since 2014. EESL continued to play significant role in transforming the  domestic  lighting  Market  through  the  distribution  of  LED  bulbs/tubes  under the UJALA scheme after its launch in January 2015.

Under  the  UJALA  scheme,  LED  bulbs,  LED  Tube  lights  and  Energy efficient  fans  are  being  provided  to  domestic  consumers  for  replacement  of conventional and inefficient variants. As of date, EESL has distributed 36.86 crore LED  bulbs,  72.18  lakhs  LED  Tube-Lights  and  23.59  lakhs  Energy  Efficient  Fans under the scheme.

- (d) : The  state  wise  details  of  the  distribution  of  LED  bulbs,  LED  Tube lights  and  Energy  efficient  fans  under  the  UJALA  scheme  are  attached  at Annexure-I.

Further,  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister,  on  5 th   January,  2015  has  launched Street  Light  National  Programme  (SLNP)  to  replace  conventional  street  lights with smart and energy efficient LED streetlights in the local bodies across the country.

Till date, EESL has installed over 1.29 crore LED street lights in ULBs and  Gram  Panchayats  across  India.  Details  of  state  wise  LED  Street  Lights installed under SLNP are at Annexure-II.

## (e) : The  details  of  cost  of  products  provided  by  EESL  under  UJALA scheme are as below:

|   Sr. No. | Appliance             | Unit rate                            |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | LED bulb              | Initially ₹ 100 then reduced to ₹ 65 |
|         2 | LED tube Light        | ₹ 220                                |
|         3 | Energy Efficient Fans | ₹ 1110                               |

However, the SLNP programme is implemented under Energy Service (ESCO) mode and the state-wise amount invoiced towards the SLNP programme till 30 th  June 2023, is attached at Annexure-III.

- (f) : With respect to SLNP, the state-wise invoicing and pending payments is attached at Annexure-III. Under the UJALA scheme, there are pending overdue payments from various DISCOMs of States, and the state-wise details of the same is attached at Annexure-IV.
- (g) : No,  Sir.  However,  the  matter  has  been  taken  up  by  the  Ministry  of Power with the State Governments and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for payment of pending dues of EESL.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.3609   ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023

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## State-wise details of the distribution of LED bulbs, LED Tube lights and Energy efficient fans under UJALA scheme:

| State/UT                    | LED Bulb     | LED Tube Light   | EE Fan    |
|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 4,00,000     |                  |           |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 2,20,40,220  | 1,49,893         | 3,24,783  |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 4,99,498     | 42,713           | 32,508    |
| Assam                       | 71,85,428    | 1,52,491         | 43,005    |
| Bihar                       | 1,96,08,609  | 1,13,598         | 43,556    |
| Chandigarh                  | 5,54,283     | 57,342           | 15,454    |
| Chhattisgarh                | 1,08,22,335  | 2,82,360         | 65,097    |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 1,63,808     | 4,884            | 1,886     |
| Daman and Diu               | 1,42,623     | 547              | 19        |
| Delhi                       | 1,34,19,641  | 2,55,385         | 18,060    |
| Goa                         | 10,05,890    | -                | -         |
| Gujarat                     | 4,14,48,713  | 12,76,256        | 6,54,260  |
| Haryana                     | 1,56,08,119  | 2,13,302         | 60,709    |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 86,48,483    | 94,949           | 22,374    |
| Jammu & Kashmir             | 87,17,209    | 14,363           | 7,283     |
| Jharkhand                   | 1,36,45,874  | 1,68,019         | 31,621    |
| Karnataka                   | 2,42,64,486  | 4,12,846         | 72,197    |
| Kerala                      | 1,54,29,919  | 19,650           | 9,100     |
| Lakshadweep                 | 2,00,000     | 50,000           | -         |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 1,75,74,110  | 4,25,026         | 1,08,133  |
| Maharashtra                 | 2,19,86,569  | 5,31,133         | 1,86,211  |
| Manipur                     | 2,99,934     | 20,593           | -         |
| Meghalaya                   | 4,33,789     | 4,495            | -         |
| Mizoram                     | 6,15,332     | 36,125           | 1,579     |
| Nagaland                    | 10,99,038    | 25,833           | 7,499     |
| Odisha                      | 5,22,70,570  | 1,70,868         | 37,770    |
| Pondicherry                 | 6,09,251     | -                | -         |
| Punjab                      | 30,16,739    | 99,766           | 18,328    |
| Rajasthan                   | 1,73,21,034  | 3,49,684         | 94,165    |
| Sikkim                      | 1,64,000     | 7,819            | -         |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 43,63,183    | 6,20,181         | 1,74,193  |
| Telangana                   | 28,75,082    | 3,13,793         | 48,310    |
| Tripura                     | 10,54,437    | 84,213           | 15,334    |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 2,62,95,635  | 5,11,973         | 2,03,427  |
| Uttarakhand                 | 56,73,850    | 39,114           | 5,815     |
| West Bengal                 | 92,29,228    | 6,69,711         | 56,558    |
| Total                       | 36,86,86,919 | 72,18,925        | 23,59,234 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3609 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023 **************

## State-wise figure of LED Street Lights installed under SLNP:

| STATE            | Total       |
|------------------|-------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH   | 29,47,706   |
| TELANGANA        | 16,55,460   |
| TAMILNADU        | 7,876       |
| PORTBLAIR        | 14,995      |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 11,03,306   |
| KERALA           | 4,33,979    |
| KARNATAKA        | 13,226      |
| GOA              | 2,07,183    |
| LAKSHADWEEP      | 1,000       |
| WEST BENGAL      | 93,532      |
| JHARKHAND        | 5,34,356    |
| BIHAR            | 5,73,022    |
| RAJASTHAN        | 10,72,033   |
| GUJARAT          | 9,03,519    |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 12,90,949   |
| UTTARAKHAND      | 1,30,338    |
| CHHATTISGARH     | 3,81,199    |
| ODISHA           | 3,53,808    |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 2,90,951    |
| DELHI            | 3,80,377    |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 1,74,597    |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 62,982      |
| PUNJAB           | 1,27,267    |
| CHANDIGARH       | 46,496      |
| HARYANA          | 85,139      |
| SIKKIM           | 1,073       |
| TRIPURA          | 76,426      |
| ASSAM            | 28,875      |
| PONDICHERRY      | 1,520       |
| TOTAL            | 1,29,93,190 |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (e)  &  (f)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3609 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023 **************

State-wise invoicing & pending payments from ULBs under SLNP are as under:

(in ₹ Crore)

| States/UTs           |   Total Invoicing |   Total Collection |   Total Outstanding (As on 30.06.2023) |
|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh       |           1357.91 |             551.71 |                                 806.2  |
| Rajasthan            |           1033.7  |             434.71 |                                 598.99 |
| Uttar Pradesh        |            852.55 |             502.16 |                                 350.39 |
| Maharashtra          |            462.32 |             187.57 |                                 274.75 |
| Telangana            |            753.2  |             584.4  |                                 168.8  |
| Bihar                |            269.71 |             127.15 |                                 142.56 |
| Gujarat              |            358.65 |             224.41 |                                 134.25 |
| Jharkhand            |            225.83 |             104.41 |                                 121.42 |
| Delhi                |            498.13 |             412.59 |                                  85.55 |
| Chhattisgarh         |            179.62 |             135.09 |                                  44.53 |
| Madhya Pradesh       |             93.8  |              55.19 |                                  38.62 |
| Orissa               |            281.27 |             255.9  |                                  25.37 |
| Punjab               |             43.53 |              20.13 |                                  23.39 |
| Jammu & Kashmir      |             69.25 |              46.04 |                                  23.2  |
| West Bengal          |             35.7  |              14.22 |                                  21.47 |
| Goa                  |            149.08 |             127.64 |                                  21.44 |
| Haryana              |             55.16 |              35.7  |                                  19.46 |
| Chandigarh           |             33.41 |              20.19 |                                  13.22 |
| Tripura              |             58.91 |              49.36 |                                   9.54 |
| Andaman & Nicobar    |             16.5  |               7.18 |                                   9.32 |
| Himachal             |             54.82 |              46.79 |                                   8.03 |
| Kerala               |             68.52 |              61.43 |                                   7.09 |
| Uttarakhand          |             45.5  |              38.44 |                                   7.07 |
| Assam                |              7.17 |               0.56 |                                   6.61 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |              0.24 |               0.24 |                                   0    |
| TOTAL                |           7004.5  |            4043.2  |                                2961.3  |

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ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3609 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023 **************

State-wise  pending  overdue  payments  from  various  DISCOMs  of  States  under UJALA scheme:

| State                  | Outstanding Amt (₹)   |
|------------------------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh         | 50,89,28,031          |
| Assam                  | 1,87,88,709           |
| Bihar                  | 1,79,96,928           |
| Chhattisgarh           | 9,17,65,663           |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 10,01,375             |
| Delhi                  | 1,05,47,412           |
| Goa                    | 33,16,354             |
| Gujarat                | 62,88,64,857          |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 16,78,215             |
| Jammu and Kashmir      | 9,26,13,230           |
| Karnataka              | 7,11,46,390           |
| Maharashtra            | 11,77,11,244          |
| Manipur                | 61,02,038             |
| Mizoram                | 12,000                |
| Orissa                 | 3,52,804              |
| Puducherry             | 5,41,19,675           |
| Rajasthan              | 7,27,12,783           |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 1,00,19,887           |
| Uttarakhand            | 26,21,692             |
| Total                  | 1,71,02,99,287        |

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