CFL bulbs start to dim as LEDs take over

In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ujala scheme to promote energy efficient lighting in houses through light-emitting diodes or LEDs. Following this move, prices of LED bulbs nosedived to almost Rs 70-80 apiece from Rs 150-160 earlier. Simultaneously, demand (and production) for compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) fell significantly since consumers and consequently manufacturers switched to LEDs. In other words, CFL is in its twilight hours. From 1998, when these bulbs first came into the market as an alternative to incandescent bulbs, rapid innovation in 10 years meant that they were better alternatives to CFLs.