(a) the details of the aims and objectives of the Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY)
being implemented in the country;
(b) whether in some States not even a single Compact Fluorescent Lamp
(CFL) has been distributed during the last two years under the BLY;
(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the progress of the scheme in North-Eastern States, particularly in
Tripura?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)
(a): The Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY) scheme aims to distribute the
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) to the households at a price equivalent to
the price of the conventional incandescent Lamp (ICL) i.e. Rs.15 per lamp.
Three types of ICL lamp wattages commonly in use viz. 40W, 60W and 100W are
likely to be replaced by the CFL wattages of 9-10W, 12-15W and 20-23W
respectively under the BLY scheme. The BLY scheme upon implementation
would result in reducing(estimated) :-
1. 6000 MW of electricity generation capacity translating into a potential
saving of INR 24000 crores per annum.
2. Combined Green House Gases (GHG) emission savings of 20 million
tonnes of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) from grid-connected power plants.
(b) & (c): Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY) is available for all states and the
implementation is to be initiated by the State Electricity Distribution
Companies. It has presently been initiated in the following 17 States:
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Kerala
4. Uttarakhand
5. Orissa
6. Goa
7. West Bengal
8. Delhi
9. Haryana
10. Himachal Pradesh
11. Punjab
12. Uttar Pradesh
13. Rajasthan
14. Karnataka
15. Tamil Nadu
16. Maharashtra
17. Madhya Pradesh