Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched an ‘Ama Ghare LED’ scheme for the poor beneficiaries to provide them energy-efficient bulbs free of cost.
The scheme was flagged off at the State Secretariat through videoconferencing to benefit a total of 95 lakh families (87 lakh NFSA and 8 lakh SFSS beneficiaries).
Every household under the Centrally-sponsored NFSA and the State’s SFSS schemes would be provided four 9-watt LED bulbs under the scheme, an official release said.
The Government would procure 3.80 crore energy-efficient lighting bulbs to distribute among the beneficiaries during PEETHA scheme camps scheduled to be held between January 15 and 20.
Later, the CM would distribute the bulbs to the beneficiaries at PEETHA camps scheduled in February.
If any beneficiaries fail to avail the benefit under the LED bulb scheme, they would be distributed later through the licensed PDS centres.