Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh said that the government was committed to providing electricity to un-electrified households by 2019. <br/><br/>He said that out of the 18,450 villages without electricity, more than 16,800 has been given power supply till now. <br/><br/>Speaking to reporters at Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Mr Singh said that the "Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana" also called "Saubhagya", launched in September last year, was a move towards this goal and that about 4 crore households would benefit from it.

Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh said that the government was committed to providing electricity to un-electrified households by 2019. <br/><br/>He said that out of the 18,450 villages without electricity, more than 16,800 has been given power supply till now. <br/><br/>Speaking to reporters at Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Mr Singh said that the "Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana" also called "Saubhagya", launched in September last year, was a move towards this goal and that about 4 crore households would benefit from it.<br/><><><>