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National Program on Improved Chulhas (NPIC)
Launch: 1964 End: 2002
Region: SA
Geography: India
Type: National
ICS Only?: Yes
Value/Funding: N/A
Funder Type: Domestic Government
Funders: Government of India
Features:
  • Direct Provision
  • Description:
    Improving access and encouraging use of fuel efficient cook stoves in rural areas [1]
    Reach:
    Over 12 million improved cookstoves disseminated by 1992 [2]
    Goal/Target:
    Install 18 million units in 8th phase (1992-1997) [1]
    Sources:
    [1]http://www.fao.org/3/AD585E/ad585e00.pdf [2]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0973082608603130 [3] http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/385081467992479462/The-state-of-the-global-clean-and-improved-cooking-sector p. 120