100% rural electrification to be achieved by May '18: Budget
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced that the government aims to achieve 100% rural electrification by May 1, 2018. The total allocation for rural, agricultural and allied sectors for fiscal 2017-18 has been increased by 24% to a record ₹1.87 lakh crore, Jaitley added. Our focus has been to spend more on rural areas and its infrastructure, he stated.