Andhra Pradesh government to distribute 10 lakh LED bulbs in villages from December 14
The Hindu
A.P. was one of the five States chosen for the implementation of the Gram Ujala programme, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat being the others.
The Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) government is planning to distribute 10 lakh LED bulbs to households in rural areas at a highly subsidised rate of ₹10 per bulb under the from December 14 to February 15, 2022 with the support of Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited, on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
In a communication to Energy Secretary N. Srikant, CESL MD & CEO Mahua Acharya stated that the distribution of bulbs shall begin on December 14, which is National Energy Conservation Day. She said the LED bulbs would bring down the burden of electricity bills to some extent on the rural households and help in reducing the peak power demand substantially.
Mr. Acharya said A.P. was one of the five States chosen for the implementation of the Gram Ujala programme, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Gujarat being the others.
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