True Statistic · Medium confidence
Government Ujala data showed about 27.8 crore LED bulbs distributed and annual savings of about Rs 14,450 crore at the time of the check.
Test case in Suite A · score 1.00
English · ParaphrasedAround 28 crore LED bulbs have been distributed under the Ujala scheme, saving about Rs 14,000 crore (paraphrase from FactChecker's list).
Paraphrased from news reports; not a verbatim quote.
- Speaker
- Narendra Modi
- Party
- BJP
- Office
- Prime Minister
- Venue
- Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, New Delhi
- Date
- 2017-11-30
- Topics
- energy
- Researched by
- claude-sonnet
Transcript / text sources
Evidence
| Type | Publisher | Title | Date | Key figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fact-check | FactChecker.in / BOOM | 9 of Prime Minister Modi's 16 claims on schemes true, 3 false | 2017-12-18 | Rated 9 true, 3 false, 2 partly true, 2 unclear across the 30 Nov 2017 HT Leadership Summit speech |
| Government data | UJALA / EESL, Ministry of Power | UJALA dashboard (as cited by FactChecker) | 2017-12-06 | 278.2 million bulbs; Rs 14,450 crore annual savings |
Analysis
FactChecker checked 16 claims from Modi's 30 November 2017 HT Leadership Summit speech and rated the LED claim true.
The UJALA dashboard on 6 December 2017 showed 278.2 million bulbs distributed and estimated annual savings of Rs 14,450 crore. Note the savings are the programme's own estimates; the fact-checker verified the claim against official data, not through independent audit.
Confidence in verdict & review
- Confidence in verdict
- Medium
- Review status
- draft
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-17
Notes
Figures are the government's own programme data. Quote is a paraphrase; the speech transcript was not retrieved in full. No video link found.
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