Saturday, April 07, 2018

Economics and Environment Special: Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY).

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched the Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) to illuminate dark regions across five states (Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha) through solar power.
  • Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has been entrusted to implement this path-breaking initiative in a mission mode by March 31, 2018.
  • Objective: to illuminate rural, semi-urban, and urban areas that face less than 50% grid connectivity in above 5 states with solar LED street lights.
  • MNRE will bear 75% of the cost of street lights and remaining 25% will come from Member of Parliament Local Area Development funds (MPLADS), Panchayat funds or Municipalities and other Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) Funds.

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