THRIVE is founded by a group of professionals to work for the benefits of rural and tribal communities in Home Lighting, ICT, Education and Health using advanced and innovative technologies

Key Commercial Benefits

• The Government of India through state governments currently provide
  subsidies on kerosene that costs Rs 75 each month (Rs 900 each year) for each family, assuming of 3 liters of kerosene for each family each month.
   

• THRIVE 's LED light will be marketed to Governments and NGOs for a
  sale price of Rs 800-900 which means there will be a 'pay-back' within 1 year.
   

• For every LED home light that the government can provide it could save
  Rs 900 (cUS$ 22) p.a. Therefore if the State Government of Andhra Pradesh could provide 10 million LED home lights to every needy family in the state they would save US$ 225m of subsidy on kerosene a year. In addition, they could expect to see an improvement in economic productivity of at least another US$ 250m each year, in addition to the huge social benefits in health and education described above.

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