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Ujala Flagship Scheme

A NEW BEGINNING: PRADHAN MANTRI GRAMIN UJALA YOJANA

Under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin
Ujala Yojana, the world's cheapest
LED bulb is being given in India for
Rs 10 each. Under the scheme, 3
to 4 bulbs are being given to each
family under this scheme.
Under this scheme, 60 crore
unsubsidized LED bulbs are being
provided to around 15 to 20 crore
rural households.
Whereas the prices of LED bulbs GLOBAL IDENTITY
were around Rs 310 in 2014, it has
been reduced to Rs 70 today. IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE: Annual household bills reduced by
No subsidy is being taken from the about 15 percent, saving consumers Rs 1600 crore per year in electricity
central or state government for bills.
this scheme. All the expenditure HIGH-QUALITY MANUFACTURE: India is now the second-largest LED
incurred in this scheme is borne market in the world at Rs 2140 crore per year.
by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. CONTRIBUTING TO CLIMATE GOALS: Saving scarce energy resources and
(EESL). The cost of which will be reducing India's carbon emissions by 3 billion tonnes of CO2 per year, which
recovered through carbon trading. is equivalent to taking 2.7 million cars off the road per year.

LED CONSUMES LESS ELECTRICITY, SAVES MORE

ACCELERATED PROGRESS
A 7-watt bulb of LED (Light
Emitting Diode) gives the More than Reduced emissions of 3,86,98,387 tonnes
illumination equivalent to 14 4800 of carbon dioxide per year. More than 1.10
watts CFL and 60-watt ICL. crore streetlights were installed. More than
crore units of electricity are 72 lakh tube lights have been distributed.
LED bulb saves about 90% saved every year through More than 23 lakh fans were distributed.
energy compared to ICL and the UJALA scheme.
50% compared to CFL.
Cost savings of
The LED bulb consumes 1 The country needed a solution that would
unit of electricity for 140 `19,110
hours of use, while CFL consume less electricity, give more light,
consumes 2 units and crore per annum. and cost less. This need gave birth to
ICL consumes 9 units of the Ujala scheme. Necessary steps were
electricity. There is a reduction in taken to promote the production of LEDs.
power demand of more than
For 140 hours of use, an Policy changes were made. This brought
LED bulb costs Rs.4, while 9,565 down the price of the bulb and as soon as
CFL consumes Rs.8 and
ICL consumes Rs.36 for the MW every year due to people came to know about its benefits,
same amount of time. the UJALA scheme. its demand also increased.” -
NARENDRA MODI, Prime Minister

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