Andhra Pradesh government launched the Jagananna Palle Velugu Scheme 2026 to install 4 lakh LED street lights in 2,000 habitations across the state. These selected areas did not have street lights as they were not covered under any existing scheme. The scheme was planned to protect the environment, reduce dark spots in AP and make sure women's safety. The AP cabinet committee also decided to set up a new Complaint Monitoring System.
Scheme has been closed or it was a one time scheme which has been closed by the government.
AP Street Light Installation Scheme as well as the new Complaint Management System would have made sure security in remote and far areas. The LED Street Lights CMS would involve village secretaries to fix complaints on street lights that were not working. Around 7,000 energy assistants were to be assigned to address such complaints. Moreover, the services of 2.7 lakh village volunteers were also used to find and report street lights that were not working.
The CMS would also have 1 executive at the assembly constituency level, 1 at the revenue division level and 1 at the district level to monitor and supervise repair works of street lights.
AP Jagananna Palle Velugu Scheme 2026
The complete details of the AP Jagananna Palle Velugu Scheme 2026 which was launched are given here.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Scheme Name | Jagananna Palle Velugu Scheme |
| Launched By | Andhra Pradesh government |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Beneficiaries | Rural habitations in 2,000 villages |
| Main Benefit | 4 lakh LED street lights |
| Application Mode | Offline |
4 Lakh LED Street Lights Installation in Andhra Pradesh
The AP state govt. decided to install 4 lakh more LED street lights in the Andhra Pradesh state. These street lights were to be installed in addition to the existing 25 lakh street lights. In AP Jagananna Palle Velugu Scheme 2026, govt. planned to install 4 lakh street lights in 2,000 rural habitations across many districts that were not covered under any scheme. Here are the important benefits of installing LED street lights across 2,000 places in the Andhra Pradesh state under AP Jagananna Palle Velugu Scheme 2026:-
- LED street lights depreciate at a much slower rate than other alternatives.
- These LED lights do not have filaments, so they do not burn out quickly and have very long lives.
- There are no toxic chemicals like mercury in LED street lights.
- Reduced maintenance costs and lesser heat production is a major reason for its installation in remote areas.
- LED lights to be installed would use little energy while giving proper lighting on streets. This would result in making sure safety of women on roads.
- After installation of these LED street lights under AP Jagananna Palle Velugu Scheme, there would be fewer dark spots.
- The new LED lights to be installed will have improved color rendering compared to other street lamps.
There are many benefits of installing LED street lights as these are environmentally friendly and save money of the government in the long run.
Complaint Monitoring System (CMS) for Streetlights
AP govt. also decided to entrust the responsibility of Complaint Monitoring System (CMS) of the streetlights to village secretariats. It is because 80% of the public representatives expressed dissatisfaction over the repair and maintenance of the lights. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Former Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy on 30 June 2020.
As per the statement, the dept. officials said that 90% of public representatives responded positively to the illumination quality of LED streetlights installed by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL). But 80% of public representatives were not satisfied with the existing repairs and maintenance. In view of this, the AP state govt. decided to improve the Complaint Monitoring System of LED streetlights with an objective to bring down complaints.
Subsequently, 7,000 energy assistants (junior linemen) from village secretariats and 2.6 lakh village volunteers were to be roped in to this CMS scheme. This was to be done in coordination with AP State Energy Efficiency Development Corporation (APSEEDCO) and Discoms to improve the complaint help system. AP govt. aimed to give light to every village in the state under the LED streetlight programme.