State-owned Central Electronics limited (CEl) has now earned the distinction of providing home lighting systems in eight States of the country. The projects taken as CSR activities through PSUs and other Government agencies have resulted in installation of 25,000 home lighting and street lighting systems in remote villages of Assam and Jharkhand and 6,000 home lighting in Chhattisgarh rural areas. Provision of 1,500 home lighting systems along with mobile charging facilities, television and RO systems for three village panchayats in Jaisalmer too have been made.
CEl Public Relations Officer Manoj Sharma said that CEl has done yeoman services to the nation in the area of rural development through solar energy and has successfully implemented a number of Government programmes for provision of home and street lighting systems as well as community facilities including entertainment facilities and primary health service (facilities) in remote areas of the country including Chhattisgarh and remote areas of Assam, Jharkhand and laddakh.