Let Citizens Power the Future: by Gifting it!

The Government of India is giving a huge thrust to Renewable Energy. Minister for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Piyush Goyal has declared the Government's aspiration to make India the renewable energy capital of the world.

#renewableenergy is now a part of the mainstream initiatives of the Government: @PiyushGoyal #REInvest2015
— PIB India (@PIB_India) February 17, 2015

One of the many initiatives taken in this direction is the following one for promotion of LED bulbs, launched by the PM on January 5.

Hon’ble PM, Shri @narendramodi ji launched National Programme for LED Street Lighting & LED Home Lighting in Delhi pic.twitter.com/3WZpjUn6eY
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) January 5, 2015

"Suggesting innovative ways to generate awareness and spread the message of energy efficiency, the Prime Minister said gifts such as diaries and calendars on New Year should be replaced by gifts of LEDs."

That is a very innovative and noble call to action from the Honourable PM. Here's an idea, and a humble proposal to facilitate this citizen action.

.@PiyushGoyal Sir: Can't we have a web-based #eGifts platform, to gift #LEDBulbs, as exhorted by PM @narendramodi? @PMOIndia
— Dheep (@TheDeepServant) February 15, 2015

Proposed Models

Indeed, these models can be refined and there can be alternative models. But hope you get the idea.

Tweeted the above in the hope that Power Minister or PM would perhaps notice it and consider it. Going to now try to get an appointment with the Power Minister and present this to him. Indeed, if you can do so, you are free to do the same. Thank you.

Grateful to my colleague Mahima who has been a religious votary of saving the planet, in her own right. It is she who brought my attention to this initiative of the Government, and particularly of the PM's call to gift LED bulbs. And thankful to my senior Malhotra Sir for suggesting that I tweet to the Power Minister about this idea.