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Goa Govt Distributes 3 LED Bulbs Free:Ujala Scheme

Jul. 08 Glamour Comments

[Panaji,Goa]Goa Govt Distributes 3 LED Bulbs Free To Its Consumers :Ujala Scheme
As per Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar centre’s Ujala scheme state may save Rs 5.5 crore
Parsekar Said “We are providing subsidy of Rs 3 per unit to consumers.
The financial liability on government due to this subsidy comes to around Rs 11 crore annually,” he told a gathering after distributing LED bulbs at a function
The CM said if consumers switch over to LED bulbs, the state will save Rs 5.5 crores, which otherwise it will have to pay to subsidise the power.
Parsekar apprised that Central government has provided LED bulbs at the cost of Rs 76 each under the scheme.
“But Goa government decided to provide three LED bulbs free of cost to each consumer,”
He said the LED bulbs would be distributed across 220 to 222 places in the state.
The government on Wednesday had announced that it will provide 15 lakh free LED bulbs to 4.89 lakh consumers.

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