Energy Efficient LED Technology was used for household lighting in villages by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under its scheme of providing financial assistance to State Designated Agencies (SDAs). The existing incandescent bulbs in the households of a village were replaced by LED lights in identified villages, comprising 200 to 250 households. The SDAs were provided financial support to implement the pilot project by Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the Scheme.
According to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, the household incandescent bulbs were replaced by
LED bulbs in 27 states during the 11th Plan. State-wise details are given below:-
No. | State | Name of Village |
1 | West Bengal | Village Dandirhat, Dist. 24 Parganas (North) |
2 | Jharkhand | Village Jamchuan, Dist. Ranchi |
3 | Bihar | Village Nepura, Silao Block, Dist. Nalanda |
4 | Orissa | Villages. Raghuraj Pur, Dist. Puri & Satyabhamapur, Dist. Cuttack |
5 | Arunachal Pradesh | Villages. Darka & Kabu, Dist. West Siang |
6 | Assam | Village Makum Pathar No. 4, Dist. Tinsukia |
7 | Nagaland | Village Rotomi, Dist. Mokokchung |
8 | Mizoram | Villages Ailawng, Buangpui & Neihloh |
9 | Meghalaya | Village Tynring, Dist. East Khasi Hill |
10 | Tripura | Village Chaturdas Debotabari, Old Agartala |
11 | Sikkim | Villages Ramam, Shipgyer, Salim Pakyal, Saffolliching |
12 | Uttarakhand | Village Ramgad, Dist. Nainital |
13 | Haryana | Village Shimla Molana, Block Panipat |
14 | Punjab | Village Chuni Khurd, Dist. Fatehgarh Sahib |
15 | Himachal Pradesh | Village Makhnu Majra, Dist. Solan, HP |
16 | Rajasthan | Village Jetwara, Dist. Sirohi |
17 | Uttar Pradesh | Village Anapur, Dist. Allahabad |
18 | Kerala | Village Perungottukurushi Panchayat, Ayakkurushi Colony |
19 | Andhra Pradesh | Village Pagidipally, Dist. Nalgonda |
20 | Tamil Nadu | Villages Vadakkalur, Kudanur & Kallukadu, Dist. Coimbatore |
21 | Karnataka | Village Mattur, Dist. Shimoga |
22 | Puducherry | Village Valavil, Mahe |
23 | Andaman & Nicobar | Village Caddlegunj, Andaman Trunk Road |
24 | Gujarat | Village Amarpura (Khana), Mansa Taluka, Dist. Gandhinagar |
25 | Maharashtra | Village Hivare Bajar, Ahmednagar |
26 | Chhattisgarh | Village Rawan, Dist. Raipur |
27 | Madhya Pradesh | Village Jait, Budhani Tehsil, Dist. Sehore |
According to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, no pilot projects have been undertaken in remote villages / towns having no electricity during the last three years.
This information was given by the Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha