LED glow in rural households soon
The Hindu
State planning to distribute 10 lakh bulbs at ₹10 each from December 14
The State government is planning to distribute 10 lakh LED bulbs to the households in the rural areas at a highly subsidised rate of ₹10 per bulb under the Gram Ujala programme from December 14 to February 15, 2022.
The programme is being taken up with the support of the Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a subsidiary of the Energy Efficiency Services Limited, coinciding with the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
In a communication to Energy Secretary N. Srikant, CESL MD & CEO Mahua Acharya said that distribution of the bulbs would begin on December 14 (National Energy Conservation Day).
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