UJALA - Unnat Jyoti By Affordable LEDs for All : FAQ 1. WHAT IS THE UJALA SCHEME? Hon'ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi described the LED bulb as "Prakash Path" - "way to light". A simple act of change of one light bulb to LED at South Block Prime Minister's office heralded a movement in the entire country for considering the same change. The initiative is part of the Government of India's efforts to spread the message of energy efficiency in the country. UJALA scheme aims to promote efficient use of energy at the residential level; enhance the awareness of consumers about the efficacy of using energy efficient appliances and aggregating demand to reduce the high initial costs thus facilitating higher uptake of LED lights by residential users. It may be noted that the scheme was initially labelled DELP (Domestic Efficient Lighting Program) and was relaunched as UJALA. 2. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO GET LEDS UNDER THE UJALA SCHEME AND WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENT...

Mandatory installation of LED based lightings in Central Government Buildings Mandatory installation of LED based lightings in Central Government Buildings - Economy Measures Most Immediate No.25(24)/E.Coord/2017 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated: 01 December, 2017 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Economy Measures - Mandatory installation of LED based lightings in Government Buildings - reg. Reference is invited to this Department's OM of even number dated 30.10.2017 on the subject mentioned above and to inform that the implementation progress was reviewed again by Group of Officers vide meeting in Cabinet Secretariat on 07.11.2017. 2. All Ministries/Departments were requested to nominate a Nodal Officer and to provide the complete details of all Government Buildings in Delhi as well as outside, within their administrative control, alongwith the status of implementation by 10.11.2017. It is observed that most of the Ministries/...

Mandatory installation of LED based lighting in all Government buildings  Most Immediate No.25(24)/E.Coord/2017 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated the 30th October, 2017 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Economy Measures- Mandatory installation of LED based lightings in Government Buildings- reg. Reference is invited to this Department's OM of even number dated 04.08.2017 on the subject mentioned above and to inform that the implementation progress was reviewed recently by Group of officers vide meeting in Cabinet Secretariat on 29.09.2017. 2. As per decision taken during the deliberation, all Ministries/Departments are requested to ensure that replacement work of old bulbs with new LED based lightnings is completed by 31.10.2017 in your offices including Attached/Subordinate Offices, CPSUs, Autonomous Bodies and field offices. 3. It is requested that Ministries/Departments should apprised Department of Expenditure with the act...