(a) whether the Central Government has decided to have Light Emitting
Diode (LED) system in place of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) for rural
homes in the country;
(b) if so, the details of its advantages in respect of cost and availability;
(c) details of estimated expenditure involved and number of rural homes to
be benefited, State-wise; and
(d) the time by which it likely to come into effect?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER
( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA )
(a) : No, Madam. However, the Ministry of Power proposes to provide
LED bulbs to BPL families under its Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
(RGGVY) in the XII Plan. The LED is also promoted by Bureau of Energy
Efficiency (BEE) under its LED Village Campaign program where a few villages
are adopted for demonstration projects and LED bulbs are provided free of
cost.
(b) : Advantages of an LED bulb are as follows:-
# Reduced power consumption LEDs are available with an efficiency of
110 Lumens per watt vis a vis 65-80 Lumens/Watt for CFL.
# Operational life of current white LED lamps is 50,000-80,000 burning
hours as compared to 1000 burning hours for incandescent bulbs and
6000-10,000 burning hours for CFL.
# LEDs emit light but hardly any UV (Ultra Violet) or IR (Infra-Red) radiation.
# As LEDs have no filaments, shock and vibration does not affect them as
they affect other lamps. LEDs are not just the modern technology, but
they have such outstanding properties that they offer a whole series of
practical benefits.
# LEDs do not use mercury.
# The following Table shows comparative cost advantage of LEDs
over CFLs and ICLs
Parameters Unit LED CFL ICL Projected Lifespan Hours 50000 6000 1000 Watt per bulb watt 9 12 60 Cost per bulb INR 650 120 15 KWh of Electricity used over 50000 hrs kwh 450 600 3000Availability: LED bulbs of various ratings are available in the market. There are around 12 large, 15 Medium and about 600 small manufacturers in LED business in India.
Sl. State Name of Village Rs. No. Lakh(d) : LEDs distributed under BEE`s Village Lighting Campaign has been given in Reply to part (c) of the question. RGGVY Scheme proposes LED Distribution to be undertaken in the XII Plan period once the scheme is approved.
1 West Bengal Village Dandirhat, Dist. 24 Parganas (North) 15 2 Jharkhand Village Jamchuan, Dist. Ranchi 15 3 Bihar Village Nepura, Silao Block, Dist. Nalanda 15 4 Orissa Villages. RaghurajPur, Dist. Puri&Satyabhamapur, Dist. Cuttack 15 5 Arunachal Pradesh Villages. Darka&Kabu, Dist. West Siang 15 6 Assam Village MakumPathar No. 4, Dist. Tinsukia 15 7 Nagaland Village Rotomi, Dist. Mokokchung 15 8 Mizoram Villages Ailawng, Buangpui&Neihloh 15 9 Meghalaya Village Tynring, Dist. East Khasi Hill 15 10 Tripura Village ChaturdasDebotabari, Old Agartala 15 11 Sikkim Villages Ramam, Shipgyer, SalimPakyal,Saffolliching 15 12 Uttarakhand Village Ramgad, Dist. Nainital 15 13 Haryana Village Shimla Molana, Block Panipat 15 14 Punjab Village ChuniKhurd, Dist. Fatehgarh Sahib 15 15 Himachal Pradesh Village MakhnuMajra, Dist. Solan, HP 15 16 Rajasthan Village Jetwara, Dist. Sirohi 15 17 Uttar Pradesh Village Anapur, Dist. Allahabad 15 18 Kerala Village PerungottukurushiPanchayat, Ayakkurushi Colony 15 19 Andhra Pradesh Village Pagidipally, Dist. Nalgonda 15 20 Tamil Nadu Villages Vadakkalur, Kudanur&Kallukadu, Dist. Coimbatore15 21 Karnataka Village Mattur, Dist. Shimoga 15 22 Puducherry Village Valavil, Mahe 15 23 Andaman & Nicobar Village Caddlegunj, Andaman Trunk Road 15 24 Gujarat Village Amarpura (Khana), Mansa Taluka, Dist.Gandhinagar15 25 Maharashtra Village HivareBajar, Ahmednagar 15 26 Chhattisgarh Village Rawan, Dist. Raipur 15 27 Madhya Pradesh Village Jait, Budhani Tehsil, Dist. Sehore 15
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