Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)
was a project to distribute efficient LED lighting, launched by
Prime Minister of India
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Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Par ...
on 5 Jan 2015. The project is spearheaded by the
Energy Efficiency Services Limited.
In non-subsidized
LED lamp
An LED lamp or LED light is an electric light that produces light using light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LED lamps are significantly more energy-efficient than equivalent incandescent lamps and fluorescent lamps. The most efficient commercial ...
distribution projects, this program is considered the world's largest.
In May 2017, the
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...
announced that they were expanding the LED distribution project to the United Kingdom.
See also
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Energy Conservation Building Code
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency is an agency of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Power (India), Ministry of Power, created in March 2002 under the provisions of the nation's 2001 Energy Conservation Act. The agency's function is ...
References
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