Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All

Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)
Country	India
Ministry	MoP
Key people	Raj Kumar Singh
Launched	5 January 2015; 9 years ago (2015-01-05)[1]
Status	Active
Website	www.ujala.gov.in

Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)^[2] was a project to distribute efficient LED lighting, launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 5 Jan 2015.^[3][4] The project is spearheaded by the Energy Efficiency Services Limited.^[5] In non-subsidized LED lamp distribution projects, this program is considered the world's largest.^[6][7][8] In May 2017, the Government of India announced that they were expanding the LED distribution project to the United Kingdom.^[9]

See also

• Energy Conservation Building Code

References

1. "Government of India's UJALA & Street Lighting National Programme Complete Five Successful yearso f Illuminating India".
2. "About UJALA" (PDF). www.ujala.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
3. "Government of India's UJALA & Street Lighting National Programme Complete Five Successful yearso f Illuminating India".
4. "UJALA – Energy Efficiency Services Limited".
5. "UJALA – Energy Efficiency Services Limited".
6. "UJALA scheme: Over 25 crore LED bulbs distributed under UJALA scheme: EESL - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
7. "Himachal Promotes Energy Efficiency, Launches 'Ujala' Scheme - News18". News18.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
8. "75L LED bulbs distributed so far under UJALA scheme: Govt". Dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
9. "India's 'Ujala' to light up UK homes". The Times of India. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.