Ministry of Power

National Mission on the Use of Biomass – UPSC Prelims

Aim: It aims to address the issue of air pollution by farm-stubble burning and reduce the carbon footprints of thermal power generation. Mission: It will promote the use of Biomass in Thermal Power Plants to increase the present level of co-firing at 5% from biomass to a higher level. Research and Development in boiler design will …

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Saubhagya – Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana

Ministry: Ministry of Power Aims at providing last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households. Scheme: Under the scheme, government will provide free electricity to all households identified poor under Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) data 2011. Electricity connections will be given to APL families for Rs 500, which will be payable in …

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Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana – UPSC Prelims

Ministry/Department :  Ministry of Power Objective: To augment power supply to the rural areas To strengthen sub-transmission and distribution systems Scheme: It focuses on feeder separation (rural households & agricultural) and strengthening of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure including metering at all levels in rural areas This will help in providing round the clock power to rural households and …

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LED based Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP)

Ministry/Department : Ministry of Power, Energy Efficiency Services Limited Programme: The programme aims to install LED bulbs street-lighting across different cities in the country. The LED lights will replace inefficient lamps. The initiative is part of the Government’s efforts to spread the message of energy efficiency in the country. It will result in energy savings …

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UJALA – National LED Programme – UPSC Prelims

Ministry/Department :  Ministry of Power UJALA stands for Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All Objective: To save energy consumption by distributing LED equipment which are energy efficient Scheme: It is zero-subsidy scheme that aims to promote efficient lighting, enhance awareness on using efficient equipment which reduce electricity bills and preserve environment. The scheme is …

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