main objective of bachat lamp scheme run by ministry of power
Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme "Bachat Lamp Yojana" was a launched by the government of India on 25 February 2009 to reduce the cost of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs, i.e., energy saving lights) sold to consumers.[11][12] Implemented through the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in India's Ministry of Power, the program's goal was to deliver CFLs at the cost of normal lightbulbs.[13] The difference in cost will be covered by the sale of Certified Emission Reduction(CER) Units under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.[14]