Electrification a success more than 82% households got electricity

New Delhi, May 01: A day after the Centre announced that all villages in India have been connected with power, the government on Monday said the definition of village electrification - of connecting at least 10 percent households in it - had lost relevance in view of the actual levels of electrification achieved.

A Union Power Ministry release here said the average actual household electrification level in rural areas is more than 82 percent with variations across states.

"Definition of village electrification is a legacy issue which, though, mandates electrification of at least 10 percent households in a village," it said.

"As per recent reports from the states, household electrification level in rural areas is more than 82 percent, ranging from 47 to 100 percent across various states. Had the definition been cause, such level of household electrification could not have been achieved."