Prices of appliances under UJALA scheme revised after GST rollout

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New Delhi : The prices of energy efficient appliances distributed under the Government of India’s Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All (UJALA) scheme have been revised owing to Goods & Services Tax (GST) rollout. The 9W LED bulbs are priced at Rs70, 20W LED tubelight at Rs 220 and 5-star rated fans will be available at Rs 1,200 only.

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the administration of Ministry of Power, Government of India, and the nodal agency for implementation of the UJALA programme, has appealed all consumers not to pay any amount over and above the prices fixed by EESL for the UJALA appliances. If consumers notice any discrepancy in prices, they should immediately report such cases at “Register your complaint” section on UJALA dashboard or on EESL social media handles, according to a PIB release.

BEE 5-star rated energy efficient fans distributed by EESL are of 50 Watts, which are 30 % more efficient than the fans available in market. The LED bulbs and LED tubelights provided under the UJALA scheme come with a three-year free replacement warranty while the energy efficient fans come with a two-and-half-year technical warranty.

The UJALA scheme was launched by the Government of India on January 5, 2015, with a target of replacing 77 crore inefficient bulbs with Energy Efficient LED Bulbs. Currently, over 24.8 crore LED bulbs, 27.6 lakh tubelights and 10 lakh fans have already been distributed across 28 states, according to the PIB release.