• 2.84 crore homes connected to the electricity grid through the Saubhagya scheme
• The government claims 25 states have electrified all households
• But the 100% electrification claims are based on slashed targets

Basic infrastructure for all Indians was a key promise of the Modi government as it came to power in 2014. Electricity for all households was part of this. The government claims it has largely fulfilled this promise.

By the end of April 2018, it announced all villages in India had been electrified. Eight months later, it said all households in 25 states had been electrified.

VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION IS NOT A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT GIVEN THAT A VILLAGE IS CONSIDERED ELECTRIFIED ONCE 10% OF ITS HOUSES AND SIGNIFICANT CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND PANCHAYAT OFFICES ARE CONNECTED TO THE POWER GRID.

The United Progressive Alliance government had already connected 1,09,524 villages to the grid between 2004-2014 through the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana.

The Modi government just added 18,374 villages through the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana. On its part, the government claims this was a significant achievement since the leftover villages were more inaccessible.