Promoting Solar Lighting In Rural India: From Local Needs To Public Policy

This survey tested local need of solar light. Political Scientist, Johannes Urpelainen Professor Johns Hopkins University, tested that whether the positive sight of solar lamps can impact lives or not. For this purpose, the researcher took a sample of 400 households (after house listing) in 2 gram panchayat at Shajahanpur district from Uttar Pradesh. These gram panchayats are very close to Roja Thermal Power plant. MORSEL interviewed the same families two times after a gap of 4 days to get an idea about people perception.