JK govt denies distributing LED bulbs with surveillance cameras

March 08, 2017 17:00

The Jammu and Kashmir government today dismissed reports that LED bulbs distributed under the 'UJALA' scheme had surveillance cameras fitted in them, saying the initiative was not Kashmir-centric but pan-India, whereby 40 crore bulbs have been distributed so far.

"There is absolutely no truth in these reports that surveillance cameras have been fitted inside the LED bulbs. This is not just a Kashmir-centric scheme," Hashmat Qazi, Nodal Officer for Demand Side Management (DSM) of the scheme, told PTI.

He said the UJALA scheme was being implemented across the country and so far 40 crore bulbs have been distributed. "We had set a target of distributing around 80 lakh bulbs in Jammu and Kashmir and so far we have achieved nearly 75 per cent of the target," he said.

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