All villages will be electrified by May 2017: Goyal
All villages in the country would get an electricity connection by May 2017, a year before the government's 1000-day deadline ends, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. He also affirmed that the states would get soft loans for providing electricity connection to every household. Further, he added that the Centre is discussing ways to restart 22 stalled hydropower projects.