<span style="color: #222222;">Launched on 5th January, 2015, Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) programme has completed 7 years. The programme has evolved to be the world's largest zero-subsidy domestic lighting programme that addresses concerns like high electrification cost and high emissions that result from inefficient lighting.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, UJALA program through its innovative approach has resulted in significant benefits. More than 36 crore 70 lakh LEDs have been distributed across the country so far.<br />''<br />''Over 47 thousand Million Kilowatt-hour per annum energy has been saved. 9 thousand  565 megawatts of peak demand has been avoided. There has been a substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. It has reduced annual household electricity bills.<br />''<br />''With UJALA, the retail price of LED bulbs has also come down significantly. The program encourages Make in India. Domestic manufacturing of LED bulbs has increased from 1 lakh per month to 4 crore per month.<br />''<br />''Garnering attention from management schools, the programme is Leadership case study in IIM, Ahmedabad. It is also under consideration for being included in the curriculum of Harvard Business School.</span><br />