September 13, 2015 12:18 PM

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Govt mulls selling LED bulbs at Rs 44 under DELP scheme

Government is looking to provide LED bulbs at Rs 44, which is much lower than current retail price of around Rs 300, under its DELP scheme to discourage use of inefficient incandescent bulbs, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said in a recent interactive session of Assocham.<br/>At present, these bulbs are sold around 300 rupees per unit in the market. In the latest round of bidding, a price of rupees 74 per unit was discovered, which is way below the initial target of rupees 99, the minister added.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the LED-based home and street lighting programme on January 5 this year, describing the LED bulb as "prakash path" (way to light).

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