Context :
Extract :
Ø Commerce
and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said India needs to find viable and fast electric
cooking systems so that it can replace cooking gas which
is an imported product.
Ø We
need to develop a viable
electric cooking system which does fast cooking. So far we have induction cooking
which takes long. Can we have fast cooking mechanisms to
replace cooking gas because that is an imported product ?,” Goyal
said at a virtual event organised by the Council on Energy, Environment and
Water.
Ø “I
urge you to look at storage systems at least during peak
hours that will be a leg up for the renewable sector. That will give
sustainable business models at cheap price which can be fixed for 25 years,”’
he said.
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Dear Shri Goyalji,
I am afraid this is a classical example of “ a Solution in search of a
Problem “ !
3 years ago (
on 03 Nov 2017 ) , ONGC
announced a challenge for development of a SOLAR CHULA
( read : Solar
Chula ? Some Unanswered Questions / 03 Nov 2017 )
One year later , winner of this competition
was declared to be :
( Read : Solar
Chulha : Where can I buy ? /
16 July 2018 )
- where I wrote :
Dear ,
Shri Dharmendra Pradhanji ( min.png@nic.in / d.pradhan@sansad.nic.in )
Shri Shashi Shankerji – CMD - ONGC ( cmd@ongc.co.in )
At the outset, hearty congratulations on this initiative having
a revolutionary potential
This solar chulha is the answer to save the lives of millions of
women in rural India
It is possible that private sector industries may not think of
getting into the manufacture / distribution of this product , since it may not
be adequately profitable
But , if government can give subsidies for Electric cars ( FAME
) and Electricity connections to villages ( SAUBHGYA ) , then why not for Solar
Chulhas ?
Would that not be far better than giving subsidy for LPG ?
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What was the
last anything that ONGC has said about this ( Solar Chulha ) project ?
https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/ongc-to-invest-rs-83-000-crore-in-25-projects-1565863357430.html / 15 Aug 2019
Extract :
Supporting Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's call for a domestic solar revolution, ONGC recently
launched a nationwide Solar Chulha
Challenge.
Shanker said that
through this initiative and with the help of IIT-Mumbai, 86 Solar PV cooking
stoves were installed at Bacha and Jamthi in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh.
The entire village of 74 households has benefitted at Bacha village.
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Has IIT-B ,
followed up the COMMERCIALIZATION of this solar cooker ?
I don’t think that could be a responsibility of IIT – B
winning team
But they did help out a village as reported below :
Thanks to IIT-B’s Invention, MP Gets
India’s First Village With All-Solar Kitchens! ( 10 June 2019 )
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Has any private
sector party come forward to manufacture Solar cooker ?
Yes , Unesar is
one but there is no clear indication of either the selling price or the availability date
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How can Govt help to accelerate a RAPID ADOPTION of
Solar Cookers ?
By providing a DBT ( Direct Benefit Transfer ) of 75 %
of the Sale Price of a Solar Cooker ( meeting very specific performance
criteria – and having obtained a prior ISI certificate ) , into the Jan Dhan
Account of the buyer ( subject to max of Rs 7,500 )
This subsidy would be available to a HOUSE-HOLD ( and
not to each person in the family ), and can be availed only ONCE per family
Aadhar details would be mandatory
Subsidy would be available for only DIRECT PURCHASE
from govt approved Authorised Dealers – and not from Re-Sellers
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Dear Shri
Goyalji,
This is one SUBSIDY which no one will oppose ( within
Govt or from Opposition ) – nor would it take much “ selling “ , since PM
himself is so keen about it
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com /
27 Aug 2020
