(ET)
Can Uttar Pradesh electrify one crore households within the next 100-odd days? The Yogi Adityanath government is staring at this gigantic target, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise to electrify each house in the country by December 31 under Saubhagya scheme hinges on UP’s performance.
Of the 1.75 crore households yet to be electrified in the country, almost one crore are in UP alone. The state has achieved barely 25% of its target so far, having electrified about 35 lakh houses since the scheme was launched about a year ago. There are districts such as Kheri where over 5.4 lakh houses are yet to be electrified under the scheme, a job that is bigger than what is left in most states.
