Monday, April 30, 2018

Indian government claims electrification of every village in the country

The Indian government says it has achieved 100% electrification of all inhabited villages in the country.

As per the government's definition, a village is said to be electrified if at least 10% of the households in it have power connections and if electricity is provided in public places such as schools, health centres and community centres.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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