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Villages need power supply to stop farmer suicides: PM

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IANS Nagpur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said India's rural areas need adequate electricity supply to increase productivity and in turn prevent farmer suicides.

"We have to bring a qualitative change in people's lives in rural areas and have to begin with providing them adequate electricity. We must ensure that villages have access to 24-hour electricity," Modi said.

The prime minister said it was sad that farmers were forced to commit suicide because of inadequate power supply affecting their productivity.

"For a nation to develop, the focus must be on infrastructure," he said.

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First Published: Aug 21 2014 | 6:18 PM IST

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