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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 32

SSC MTS - 26 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q32

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The Government of India flagship scheme called UJALA completed 7 years in January 2022. Under this scheme the Ministry of Power distributed ______.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. LED bulbs.

Ministry of Power has successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship UJALA programme.

  • Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on January 5, 2015. In a short span, the programme has evolved to be world’s largest zero subsidy domestic lighting programme that addresses concerns like high electrification cost and high emissions that result from inefficient lighting.
  •  It provides an impetus to the domestic lighting industry. It encourages Make in India as domestic manufacturing of LED bulbs has increased from 1 lakh per month to 40 million per month