UJALA van flagged off, Unnat Jyoti programme initiated

Initiating the Unnat Jyoti programme, Sanjay Goel (IAS), Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited flagged off the UJALA van in Bhopal on Saturday.

The van will travel across 404 villages in the state spreading awareness about energy efficiency, energy conservation and distributing the LED bulbs. The LED bulbs to be distributed in this period will have the logo of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan on the boxes.

The campaign will be implemented from April 14 to May 5, 2018 in 16000 villages across India.    

As part of this initiative, 16,000 Indian villages with a significantly large number of low income households will be able to buy LED bulbs for a special price of Rs 50 under the Unnat Jyoti By Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) programme. The LED bulbs will equip homes with energy-efficient, cost-effective lighting, and higher lumen output than conventional incandescent bulbs.

Launched by the Prime Minister, UJALA programme promotes energy conservation by increasing the use of energy-efficient LED lighting at residential level.

Implementing the UJALA programme, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a Super ESCO under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, Government of India, has distributed superior quality LED bulbs to domestic consumers, enabling them to achieve energy saving of up to 90 percent, in comparison to incandescent bulbs.

The scheme has been readily adopted by all the states with the distribution of over 29 crore LED bulbs, reducing annual household electricity bills by about 15 percent, saving consumers over Rs. 16 billion every year. Consumers have saved money, improved their quality of life, and contributed to India’s economic growth and prosperity.