President Murmu Urges Citizen-Led Energy Conservation, Cites 53.60 Mtoe Savings

Overview

• Calling behavioural change the key to efficiency across sectors, Murmu appealed for broad public participation to make conservation a daily practice.
• She cited official data that energy-efficiency measures saved 53.60 million tonnes of oil equivalent in 2023–24, delivering economic gains and lowering CO₂ emissions.
• Murmu stated that India has already met its clean-energy commitments ahead of schedule, framing the progress as part of the country’s energy transition.
• Highlighting policy tools, she pointed to the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, the National Green Hydrogen Mission, Renewable Consumption Obligation and Production-Linked Incentive schemes to reduce fossil-fuel dependence.
• At the National Energy Conservation Day event, she presented the 2025 National Energy Conservation Awards and school painting prizes, urging greater youth engagement under the LiFE ethos.