Lok Sabha Question No. 144 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: UJALA Scheme and its Impact on Energy Savings
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Baijayant Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.144 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2024

## UJALA SCHEME AND ITS IMPACT ON ENERGY SAVINGS

*144  SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of LED bulbs distributed by the Government under the UJALA scheme so far to save electricity; and

(b) the impact of the said scheme on energy savings and consumer electricity bills?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER

(SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

(a) & (b) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.144  FOR  REPLY  ON  01.08.2024  REGARDING UJALA  SCHEME  AND  ITS  IMPACT  ON  ENERGY  SAVINGS  ASKED  BY  SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA ********* (a) : UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) was launched on               5 th January,  2015  to  provide  affordable,  energy-efficient  LED  bulbs  to  consumers. Energy  Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL),  a  joint  venture  of  CPSUs  under Ministry  of  Power,  was  the  implementing  agency  of  this  scheme.  Under  the scheme, an individual consumer could buy LED bulbs through DISCOMs or through designated Distribution Agencies (DA) appointed by EESL. To date, over 36.9 crore LED bulbs have been distributed nationwide. The state-wise details of distribution of these bulbs are at Annexure. (b) :    UJALA  has  been  instrumental  in  annually  conserving  48.4  billion  units  of electrical  energy,  and  reducing  electricity  bills  by  Rs.  19,337  Cr  by  promoting energy-efficient lighting solutions.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 144 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2024 REGARDING UJALA SCHEME AND ITS IMPACT ON ENERGY SAVINGS

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## Details of the number of LED bulbs distributed till June 2024

| Sl. No.   | States & UTs         | No. of LEDs bulbs Distributed   |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman Nicobar      | 400,000                         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh       | 22,040,227                      |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 499,498                         |
| 4         | Assam                | 7,185,430                       |
| 5         | Bihar                | 19,608,609                      |
| 6         | Chandigarh           | 554,283                         |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh         | 10,822,335                      |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 163,808                         |
| 9         | Daman & Diu          | 142,623                         |
| 10        | Delhi                | 13,431,273                      |
| 11        | Goa                  | 1,005,890                       |
| 12        | Gujarat              | 41,448,713                      |
| 13        | Haryana              | 15,608,119                      |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh     | 8,648,483                       |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir    | 8,486,579                       |
| 16        | Jharkhand            | 13,645,874                      |
| 17        | Karnataka            | 24,264,486                      |
| 18        | Kerala               | 15,429,919                      |
| 19        | Ladakh               | 230,630                         |
| 20        | Lakshadweep          | 200,000                         |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh       | 17,574,110                      |
| 22        | Maharashtra          | 21,986,569                      |
| 23        | Manipur              | 299,934                         |
| 24        | Meghalaya            | 433,789                         |
| 25        | Mizoram              | 615,332                         |
| 26        | Nagaland             | 1,099,038                       |
| 27        | Odisha               | 52,270,570                      |
| 28        | Puducherry           | 609,251                         |
| 29        | Punjab               | 3,016,739                       |
| 30        | Rajasthan            | 17,321,034                      |
| 31        | Sikkim               | 164,000                         |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu           | 4,363,183                       |
| 33        | Telangana            | 2,875,082                       |
| 34        | Tripura              | 1,054,437                       |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh        | 26,295,737                      |
| 36        | Uttarakhand          | 5,673,850                       |
| 37        | West Bengal          | 9,229,228                       |
| Total     | Total                | 368,698,662                     |

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