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We Walked The Talk On Rural Electrification, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday claimed that officials working on electrification projects under his government reached every village, remotest of areas to fulfil his promise to the nation.
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Every Village Has Electricity, Says Government. A Reality Check
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stormed to victory in 2014 on pledges to improve the lives of Indians, including bringing power to every citizen.
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Electricity Reached Every Village In Country, Says PM Modi
The mammoth task of taking electricity to every village of India has finally been achieved, the government said today. In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement, naming Leisang, a village in central Manipur's Senapati district, as the last one to receive electricity on Saturday.
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No Power In This UP Village But Locals Say, Forced To Pay Electricity Bill
While the electric poles were set up in Uttar Pradesh's Karela Village 10 years ago, electricity is yet to reach the villagers.
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Chhattisgarh Village, Plunged Into Darkness By Maoists In 2003, Gets Electricity After 15 Years
Life may not have been as well as they had hoped, but residents of Chintalnar village in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district at least had basic amenities such as electricity and water. This was in 2003. Little did they know that their simple joy of having electricity would be short-lived.
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In New Milestone, Centre Electrifies Over 13,000 Villages Out Of 18,452
The government has managed to cross another milestone by electrifying over 13,000 villages so far out of the 18,452 villages that did not have electricity. "The Ministry of Power has achieved a remarkable milestone of electrifying more than 13,000 villages out of the 18,452 unelectrified villages," the Rural Electrification Corporation said in a st...
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Rural Electrification In Full Swing, 102 More Villages Electrified Last Week
New Delhi: A total of 102 villages in eight states were electrified under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna in the week ended December 25, the government said on Monday. “Of these electrified villages, 17 are in Assam, 29 in Jharkhand, 30 in Odisha, 10 in Chhattisgarh, five in Manipur, nine in Bihar and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Raj...
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Nearly 35% Rural Households Still Bereft Of Electricity In India: Report
Mumbai: Nearly 35 per cent of rural households across the country are still bereft of electricity mainly due to lack of effective monitoring and co-ordination between the Centre and state governments, a recent report has said. “Access to electricity is a key socio-economic development indicator for a country. As of May 2016, 35 per cent of rural ...
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Jharkhand Will Become Power Hub By 2019, Says Raghubar Das
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday said the state will become a power hub by 2019 and provide energy to the country in the days to come.
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Takes 3 Hours To Reach Hathras Village, Power Took 70 Years: PM Modi
In his third Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused his message on development and good governance. To drive his point home he gave the example of a village in Uttar Pradesh, just hours from Delhi but it took over 70 years for it to get access to electricity.
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How Lives Changed At The Flick Of A Switch After PM Modi's Power Scheme
Less than 250 km from Delhi, but miles away from electricity: That was the state of Anandpur village till last month. Under the government's rural electrification programe, the village in western Uttar Pradesh got power lines installed last month.
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Government Exploring Ways To Fast-Track Rural Electrification
The government is exploring ways to fast-track rural electrification in Odisha, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Assam, which are home to most un-electrified villages.
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PM Modi Directs Speeding up of Rural Electrification
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for speeding up of the process of rural electrification and stern action against power theft. He reviewed the progress in projects in energy sector at a meeting in New Delhi.
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Need to Change 2013 Land Acquisition Law for the Development of the Country, Especially the Villages: Arun Jaitley
Even as it looked set to re-promulgate the Land Acquisition Ordinance, the government, on Saturday, insisted that it was not making it a "prestige" issue and was willing to have a discussion with opposition parties to sort out differences.
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Serious lapses by states in implementing central projects
Union Minister of State for Power K C Venugopal said several states, including Kerala, had committed 'serious lapses' in implementing central project to provide electricity to the poor.
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We Walked The Talk On Rural Electrification, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday claimed that officials working on electrification projects under his government reached every village, remotest of areas to fulfil his promise to the nation.
-
Every Village Has Electricity, Says Government. A Reality Check
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stormed to victory in 2014 on pledges to improve the lives of Indians, including bringing power to every citizen.
-
Electricity Reached Every Village In Country, Says PM Modi
The mammoth task of taking electricity to every village of India has finally been achieved, the government said today. In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement, naming Leisang, a village in central Manipur's Senapati district, as the last one to receive electricity on Saturday.
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No Power In This UP Village But Locals Say, Forced To Pay Electricity Bill
While the electric poles were set up in Uttar Pradesh's Karela Village 10 years ago, electricity is yet to reach the villagers.
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Chhattisgarh Village, Plunged Into Darkness By Maoists In 2003, Gets Electricity After 15 Years
Life may not have been as well as they had hoped, but residents of Chintalnar village in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district at least had basic amenities such as electricity and water. This was in 2003. Little did they know that their simple joy of having electricity would be short-lived.
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In New Milestone, Centre Electrifies Over 13,000 Villages Out Of 18,452
The government has managed to cross another milestone by electrifying over 13,000 villages so far out of the 18,452 villages that did not have electricity. "The Ministry of Power has achieved a remarkable milestone of electrifying more than 13,000 villages out of the 18,452 unelectrified villages," the Rural Electrification Corporation said in a st...
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Rural Electrification In Full Swing, 102 More Villages Electrified Last Week
New Delhi: A total of 102 villages in eight states were electrified under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna in the week ended December 25, the government said on Monday. “Of these electrified villages, 17 are in Assam, 29 in Jharkhand, 30 in Odisha, 10 in Chhattisgarh, five in Manipur, nine in Bihar and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Raj...
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Nearly 35% Rural Households Still Bereft Of Electricity In India: Report
Mumbai: Nearly 35 per cent of rural households across the country are still bereft of electricity mainly due to lack of effective monitoring and co-ordination between the Centre and state governments, a recent report has said. “Access to electricity is a key socio-economic development indicator for a country. As of May 2016, 35 per cent of rural ...
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Jharkhand Will Become Power Hub By 2019, Says Raghubar Das
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday said the state will become a power hub by 2019 and provide energy to the country in the days to come.
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Takes 3 Hours To Reach Hathras Village, Power Took 70 Years: PM Modi
In his third Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused his message on development and good governance. To drive his point home he gave the example of a village in Uttar Pradesh, just hours from Delhi but it took over 70 years for it to get access to electricity.
-
How Lives Changed At The Flick Of A Switch After PM Modi's Power Scheme
Less than 250 km from Delhi, but miles away from electricity: That was the state of Anandpur village till last month. Under the government's rural electrification programe, the village in western Uttar Pradesh got power lines installed last month.
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Government Exploring Ways To Fast-Track Rural Electrification
The government is exploring ways to fast-track rural electrification in Odisha, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Assam, which are home to most un-electrified villages.
-
PM Modi Directs Speeding up of Rural Electrification
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for speeding up of the process of rural electrification and stern action against power theft. He reviewed the progress in projects in energy sector at a meeting in New Delhi.
-
Need to Change 2013 Land Acquisition Law for the Development of the Country, Especially the Villages: Arun Jaitley
Even as it looked set to re-promulgate the Land Acquisition Ordinance, the government, on Saturday, insisted that it was not making it a "prestige" issue and was willing to have a discussion with opposition parties to sort out differences.
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Serious lapses by states in implementing central projects
Union Minister of State for Power K C Venugopal said several states, including Kerala, had committed 'serious lapses' in implementing central project to provide electricity to the poor.
