Govt misses electrification target, 10 lakh homes still lack power
The government has missed the self-imposed December 31 deadline to electrify every home, with 10.48 lakh homes in four states still lacking power. The households are left to be electrified in Assam, Rajasthan, Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh. The government has brought electricity connections to about 2.39 crore households across 25 states since launch of the â¹16,320-crore Saubhagya scheme in 2017.