Gram Ujala scheme launched in PM Modi’s constituency Varanasi

New Delhi: Power and new and renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh on Wednesday launched the Gram Ujala scheme in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi. The scheme offers the world’s cheapest LED bulbs in rural areas at ₹10.

Gram Ujala programme is financed entirely through carbon credits. Under the United Nations’ Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the scheme will claim carbon credits. Also, under the new scheme, the rural consumer’s incandescent and CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) bulbs will be taken back.

“As we scale up, this programme will boost rural employment and local economies. It has tremendous potential to uplift India’s villages & contribute in climate change mitigation,” Singh said in a tweet.