Government today said 63,040 unelectrified villages have been provided power connections under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).     

Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told the Lok Sabha that 63.57 lakh below poverty line households have been provided free electricity connection till July 15, this year.     

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