<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Government has advised AC manufacturers to keep default setting at 24 degree Celsius. It may also consider making this mandatory at a later stage. </span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br />''</span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">This was stated by Power Minister R K Singh while holding a meeting with major air-conditioner manufacturers in New Delhi today. </span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br />''</span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Mr Singh said, every one degree increase in the air-conditioner temperature setting results in saving of 6 per cent of electricity consumed. </span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br />''</span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">He said, normal human body temperature is approximately 36 to 37 degree Celsius, but large number of commercial establishments, hotels and offices maintain temperature around 18 to 21 degree Celsius, which is not only uncomfortable but is actually unhealthy. </span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br />''</span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Minister said, some countries like Japan have put in place regulation to keep the temperature at 28 degree Celsius.</span></div>''<div></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has carried out a study and has recommended that the default setting in the air-conditioning should be at 24 degree Celsius. </span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br />''</span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Mr Singh also launched campaign to promote energy efficiency in the area of air-conditioning. </span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br />''</span></div>''<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Minister also has advised the manufacturers to carry out labelling indicating the optimum temperature setting for the benefits of consumers both from financial and their health points of view. </span></div>