Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
Appearance
Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All (UJALA) | |
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Country | India |
Ministry | MoP |
Key people | Piyush Goyal |
Launched | 1 May 2015 |
Status | Active |
Website | www |
Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All (UJALA) was launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 1 May 2015, replacing the "Bachat Lamp Yojana".[1][2] The project is spearheaded by the Energy Efficiency Services Limited.[2] In non-subsidized LED lamp distribution projects, this program is considered the world's largest.[3][4][5] In May 2017, the Government of India announced that they were expanding the LED distribution project to the United Kingdom.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "UJALA launch in Coimbatore". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Let there be LED and more!". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "UJALA scheme: Over 25 crore LED bulbs distributed under UJALA scheme: EESL - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Himachal Promotes Energy Efficiency, Launches 'Ujala' Scheme - News18". News18.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "75L LED bulbs distributed so far under UJALA scheme: Govt". Dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "India's 'Ujala' to light up UK homes". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2018.