KERALA’s BAN ON CFL AND FILAMENT BULBS

Feb. 8, 2020

Kerala Finance Minister announced that the state will impose a ban on the sale of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and incandescent (filament) bulbs starting November, 2020 as part of sustainable energy policy.

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He also added that streetlights and bulbs in government offices across the state will be converted to light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs.
The announcement is in line with the government project of ‘Filament-free Kerala’ envisaged in 2018 as part of the state’s Urja Kerala mission. In 2019, Peelikode in Kasaragod district became the first panchayat in the country to be completely filament-free.
LED bulbs are energy-efficient than filament or CFL bulbs and will, therefore, generate less waste. Also, filament bulbs contain the mercury element which, when broken, is polluting in nature.

Source : Indian Express