7,000 villages electrified in 2015-16: Govt
The Power Ministry on Monday said that during the current fiscal year, it has electrified 7,012 villages, meeting its target. The ministry had earlier said that the electrification of over 7,000 villages will be completed by March end this year. The Centre has set a target of electrifying 18,452 un-electrified villages within 1,000 days by May 1, 2018. 