Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5th January, 2015 launched the National LED Programme with the aim of promoting use of the most efficient lighting technology at affordable rates.
This programme has two components (i) Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LED for All (UJALA) to provide LED bulbs to domestic consumers with a target to replace 77 crore incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs and (ii) Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) to replace 1.34 crore conventional street lights with smart and energy efficient LED street lights by March, 2019.
EESL has evolved a service model to enable municipalities to replace conventional lights with LEDs at no upfront cost. The balance cost is recovered through the municipalities by monetising the energy savings. Similarly, for domestic lights, EESL service model enables domestic households to procure LED lights at an affordable price of Rs. 10/- each and the balance on easy instalment from their electricity bill.
The current progress of implementation of the National LED programme up to 18th December 2017 since its launch on 5th January 2015 is as follows:
| Parameters | UJALA | SLNP |
| No. of LED bulbs distributed/streetlights installed | 28.07 crore | 41.79 lakh |
| Average energy saved per year | 36.45 billion kWh | 2.80 billion kWh |
| Avoided peak demand/avoided capacity | 7299 MW | 467 MW |
| GHG emission CO2 reductions per year | 29.53 million t CO2 |
1.93 million t CO2 |
