As per the latest report released by the World Bank, India is doing
“extremely well” on electrification. In last six years, India has provided
electricity to 30 million people each year and it is far more than any
other country.
Vivien Foster, Lead Energy Economist at the World Bank has
appreciated this effort. She said that India is doing more on
electrification than any other countries. Thirty million a year, is really an
astounding performance. It can be seen that nearly 85% of the
country’s population is now having electricity. Yes, challenges are still
remain to provide electricity to the rest of the 15 per cent of the 1.25
billion populations.
Around a week ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that
all the villages in the country have been electrified. However, the World
Bank report says nearly 85 per cent of the country’s population has
access to electricity.