The Jammu & Kashmir government has banned the use of incandescent lamps in all government and commercial establishments in the state, in a move aimed at conservation and energy efficiency. The state government has, meanwhile, made the use of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) mandatory. The use of incandescent lamps in all new buildings constructed in the government sector, government institutions, PSUs, autonomous bodies, commercial establishments has been banned with immediate effect, according to an order issued on February 11, 2013.