The flagship UJALA programme of the Ministry of Power has successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights in January 2022. Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2015.
UJALA initiative is the world's largest zero-subsidy domestic lighting programme with more than 36.78 crore LEDs distributed across the country.
As on January 5, 2022, 47,778 million (48 billion) kilowatt-hour (kWh) per annum energy was saved. The demand of 9,565 Megawatt (MW) was avoided, along with 386 crore tonnes of reduction in CO2 emissions.
Jan 05, 2022
Punjab CM Channi Launches Employment Guarantee Scheme
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi launched the Punjab Government Rozgar Guarantee for Youth (PRAGTY) scheme that promises to generate 1 lakh government jobs each year for youngsters, a development that comes as his government pushes for re-election this year. The scheme was later approved by the Cabinet.