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Rural Electricity In India

UP to engage women SHGs to recover unpaid power bills from 60,000 villages

Success of pilot project in Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Mathura prompts state govt to extend it to all districts, as recovery by energy dept is about 50%

UP to engage women SHGs to recover unpaid power bills from 60,000 villages
Updated On : 14 Sep 2020 | 3:16 PM IST

India nears rural electrification target, but 32 mn homes still in the dark

Electricity supply is controlled and maintained by India's state governments, which have used cheap power to rural homes and farmers as a political tool, often at a financial loss

India nears rural electrification target, but 32 mn homes still in the dark
Updated On : 27 Apr 2018 | 9:22 AM IST