(a) the progress made under the `Bachat Lamp Yojana` along
with the fund allocation for the scheme;
(b) the role of the private sector in the scheme;
(c) the exemption/tax holiday/subsidy provided to the Compact
Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) manufacturers if any; and
(d) the deadline for the implementation of the scheme in the
country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)
(a): Till now 259.16 lakhs Compact Fluorescent Lamps
(CFLs) have been distributed under the Bachat Lamp Yojana
(BLY) scheme. In the 11th Plan total funds allocated for the
scheme were Rs.18.32 crores.
(b): The BLY scheme has been designed on Public Private
Partnership mode. The Umbrella Framework for BLY has been
registered as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Programme of Activities (PoA). The private investors can
participate in the BLY scheme and develop the CDM projects and
distribute CFLs in co-ordination with the State Electricity
Distribution Companies (DISCOMs). The private investor invests
into the BLY project and earns the carbon credits for the same.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) acts as an overall coordinator
for the BLY projects.
(c): Under the BLY Scheme, no exemption/tax
holiday/subsidy is provided to the CFL manufacturers.
(d): The scheme was approved for the 11th Plan and is
proposed with modifications in the 12th Plan also.