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Rajasthan to replace incandescent lamps with CFLs

JAIPUR: The Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam has allotted the project work of replacing over 30 lakh incandescent lamps of domestic consumers with the compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to three private companies. The move is expected to reduce electricity consumption by 30.4 crore units every year. Jaipur Discom Chairman and Managing Director R.G. Gupta said here on Wednesday that the three companies were selected through tenders for entering into an agreement under the Bachat Lamp Yojana of the Union Government