Srinagar: The J&K Government today dismissed reports that LED bulbs distributed under the UJALA scheme had surveillance cameras fitted in them, saying that the initiative was not Kashmir-centric but pan-India, whereby 40 crore bulbs had 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 a Kashmir-centric scheme,” said Hashmat Qazi, Nodal Officer for Demand Side Management of the scheme.“We had set a target of distributing around 80 lakh bulbs in J&K and so far, we have achieved nearly 75 per cent of the target,” he said.Qazi said J&K and Goa were the only states where the LED bulbs were being provided at subsidised rates.An official of the state Power Development Department on condition of anonymity said some LED and CFL bulb dealers in the Valley were hell-bent on sabotaging the UJALA scheme. — PTI
No spy cameras in LED bulbs, says govt
