The Uttar Pradesh State Government announced a notification in 2008, which put in place a mandatory requirement for government buildings and government affiliated institutions/boards/corporations to use Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL). It also required the replacement of existing non-working tube-light chokes by electronic chokes. IEA/IRENA Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database © OECD/IEA and IRENA, [November 2020]