When did Uttar Pradesh Government create Non-Conventional Energy Development Agency (NEDA) under the department of additional energy sources as an autonomous institution?

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UPSSSC Junior Assistant Official Paper (Held- On 27 August 2023)

Answer 1

The correct answer is April, 1983.

Key Points

Uttar Pradesh Government create Non-Conventional Energy Development Agency (NEDA) under the department of additional energy sources as an autonomous institution in April 1983.
- NEDA is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
- NEDA is responsible for promoting the development and use of non-conventional energy sources in Uttar Pradesh.
- It has helped to install over 100,000 solar water heaters, 50,000 biogas plants, and 100 wind turbines.
- NEDA is funded by the government of Uttar Pradesh and by grants from international organizations.