The Centre today said over 35 crore LED bulbs have been distributed in the country till 28th of last month. In a written answer in Rajya Sabha, the Power Minister R. K. Singh said, in addition, other market players in the private sector have sold nearly 112 crore LED bulbs till date.

On the question on the supply of poor quality LED bulbs, he said the LED bulbs distributed under UJALA scheme undergo a three-tier quality control checks to ensure that only high quality LED bulbs are distributed. Mr Singh said the LED bulbs distributed under UJALA are replaced by EESL free of cost for any defect with a period of one year from the date of sale.