PM interacts with beneficiaries of rural electrification, targets Congress

The residents of these villages who were connected through a district centre thanked the PM for bringing electricity to their areas

Continuing the aggressive campaign of the Centre’s flagship schemes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the beneficiaries of the rural electrification drive under the Deen Dayal Upadhaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY). 

The BJP government electrified 18,000 remaining villages of the 500,000 in a record time of three years in April this year. Rural electrification involves connecting a village with the national grid and powering 10 per cent of the village, including public establishments — schools, hospitals and panchayats. 

In order to provide last-mile access, the Centre announced SAUBHAGYA scheme last year, which aims at providing electricity connection to