3 yrs of Modi govt: 73% of targeted villages electrified, but only 8% fully

In Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Jharkhand and Bihar, fewer than 50% of rural households have electricity

As many as 73% of the 18,452 villages that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government identified for electrification in 2015 now have power supply, but only 8% of these villages had all their households electrified, according to the government’s own data.

As of May 25, 2017, 13,523 villages have been electrified, but 100% household connectivity has been achieved in only 1,089 villages, according to data in the power ministry’s Grameen Vidyutikaran (GARV) dashboard.

Besides, 25% (45 million) of rural households across