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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The Gram Ujala Scheme has been launched by the government to offer LED bulbs at Rs 10 in rural areas. The scheme will cover how many states in the first phase?

A	7
B	3
C	5
D	10

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Gram Ujala Scheme has been implemented by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL). Under Gram UJALA Scheme, 1 crore LED bulbs have been distributed in rural areas of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana as a Pilot Project.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the phase-I of GRAM UJALA scheme, the government plans to distribute 1 crore 50 lakh LED bulbs to achieve substantial energy savings of 2025 million kWh/year and CO2 reductions of 1.65 million tonnes CO2/year-to match India’s climate change action.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ministry of Power has successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme.

Detailed explanation-4: -If the LED bulb stops working due to a technical defects, EESL provides free-of-cost replacements for a period of one year. All replacements are done through designated replacement/ distribution kiosks as mentioned on www.ujala.gov.in.

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