Leisang became the last remaining village to be now brought on the national power grid. With a population of 65, Leisang falls under Senapati district of Manipur. According to the government data, all of India’s 597464 census villages are now electrified. The government had allocated at its onset Rs75893 crore under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
In his Independence Day speech of 2015, PM Modi promised that all villages where electricity was yet to reach, will have power within 1,000 days. All villages in India now have been electrified 12 days ahead of a deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Historic moment for Modi! All villages in India electrified; the way forward
In his Independence Day speech of 2015, PM Modi promised that all villages where electricity was yet to reach, will have power within 1,000 days. All villages in India now have been electrified 12 days ahead of a deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Historic moment for Modi! All villages in India electrified; the way forward