• The programme was launched by the Prime Minister in January 2015 with an aim to replace 1.34 crore conventional street lights with energy efficient LEDs by March 2019.
• It is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and is world’s largest street lighting replacement programme.
• Rajasthan was the first state to adopt this scheme

The scheme was in news because a related information was furnished by Minister of State (IC) Power RK Singh in a written reply to a question asked in Rajya Sabha.