Modi's 'model villages?' Some progress but still far from the 'model' tag

Jayapur and Nagepur were selected to be turned into model villages by 2019. They are work in progress

Jayapur looks like a village straight out of a government brochure. The village has pucca roads adorned with solar LED lights. Villagers have a solar water pump installed by Union Bank. The primary school is clean and neat and has a mid-day meal. It also has a ‘Smart Class’ by Room to Read, an NGO facilitating the infrastructure & trainers, once a week for students from Class 1-5.

 Jayapur is one of two ‘model’ villages adopted by Narendra Modi in 2014 and has seen a rush of companies and money. The gram pradhan, Narayan Patel, dressed in an orange kurta, said