Ujala Scheme : Ministry of Power

1) The Ujala scheme is related to which of the following options?

a) Rural electrification.
b) Electricity feeder separation.
c) Affordable LEDs for all.
d) Affordable Solar Panels for all

2) This scheme is implemented by the Energy Efficiency Service Limited (EESL), which is a joint venture between Government of India and :

a) NTPC and Power grid
b) REC
c) PFC
d) All of the above

3) In this scheme, the LED bulbs will be provided at ____ of the cost with ____ years replacement warranty. Fill in the blanks.

a) 1/3, 3
b) 1/2, 2
c) 1/4 , 3
d) 1/2, 3

4) Under this scheme, the government of India has targeted to replace how many incandescent lamps with LED Bulbs ?

a) 100 crore
b) 77 crore
c) 50 crore
d) 10 crore

5) The lighting sector accounts for what percentage of total energy consumption in India?

a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40%

6) In what ways does this scheme benefits the Indian energy sector and consumers of this product?

a) Reduction in payload and energy saving.
b) Greenhouse Gas reduction.
c) Savings in electricity bills.
d) All of the above.

Answers:

1) c
2) d
3) a
4) b
5) b
6) d

The Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All is a LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) implement by the EESL. A new milestone of distribution of 10 crore LED bulbs has been achieved recently.

Reference : PIB link