Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)

The NDA Govt's National LED programme - Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) - will be implemented across the country by 2019, Minister for Power and Coal, Piyush Goyal said on Saturday April 30,2016

“Since the UJALA scheme was launched a year ago on May 1, a total of 9 crore LED bulbs were sold in the country, which means people will get the benefit of Rs 5,500 crore in their electricity bills. It will be implemented across the country by 2019,” Goyal said here while launching the scheme in Madhya Pradesh. 

“Nearly 77 crore incandescent bulbs will be replaced till 2019 in the country which will ensure an annual benefit of Rs 40,000 crore to the people in their electricity bills and this will lead the country to fulfil its need of energy security, which is very vital for the nation as it will reduce dependability on coal.” 

Citing an example, Goyal said a 9-W LED bulb gives the same luminosity compared with a 100-W incandescent lamp while consuming less than one—tenth of the power. “If you save one unit of electricity, it means you are saving 1.33 unit of power for the nation,” he explained.