The total electrification will help reduce carbon emission significantly and support Indian Railway in achieving its target of making the country's railway network carbon neutral by 2030, official said.
In September 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the ambitious scheme Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana 'Saubhagya' to provide electricity connections to families in rural and urban areas. The deadline for the scheme was March 31, 2019.
India has moved closer to achieving 100 per cent household electrification under the Rs 16,320 crore Saubhagya scheme as only 19,836 families in Chhattisgarh are left due to naxal issues.
Uttar Pradesh is among the states where a large number of households are to be covered under the Saubhagya scheme for providing electricity connections.
Interacting with people ofvillages which were elecrified in the last four years, PM Modi said previous government promised to provide electricity but did little about it.
The prime minister said those who had no time to spare for these 18,000 villages living in darkness even after 60 years of Independence are accusing him of working for the wealthy.
While addressing the Youth Congress national executive meeting today, the former finance minister also took on the government over jobs and employment issues.
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