Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)
CountryIndia
MinistryMoP
Key peopleRaj Kumar Singh
Launched5 January 2015; 9 years ago (2015-01-05)[1]
StatusActive
Websitewww.ujala.gov.in

Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)[2] was a project to distribute efficient LED lighting, launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 5 Jan 2015.[3][4] The project is spearheaded by the Energy Efficiency Services Limited.[5] In non-subsidized LED lamp distribution projects, this program is considered the world's largest.[6][7][8] In May 2017, the Government of India announced that they were expanding the LED distribution project to the United Kingdom.[9]

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References

  1. ^ "Government of India's UJALA & Street Lighting National Programme Complete Five Successful yearso f Illuminating India".
  2. ^ "About UJALA" (PDF). www.ujala.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Government of India's UJALA & Street Lighting National Programme Complete Five Successful yearso f Illuminating India".
  4. ^ "UJALA – Energy Efficiency Services Limited".
  5. ^ "UJALA – Energy Efficiency Services Limited".
  6. ^ "UJALA scheme: Over 25 crore LED bulbs distributed under UJALA scheme: EESL - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Himachal Promotes Energy Efficiency, Launches 'Ujala' Scheme - News18". News18.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. ^ "75L LED bulbs distributed so far under UJALA scheme: Govt". Dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  9. ^ "India's 'Ujala' to light up UK homes". The Times of India. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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