Telangana has become one the fully electrified states in the country after providing electricity to over 5 lakh 15 thousand households under the Soubhagya Yojana introduced by the Centre in October 2017.<br />'' <br />''During the last two years, the entire state has been covered and the households in remote areas have been provided electricity under the Sahaj Bijili Ghar Yojana (Soubhagya).<br />'' <br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Soubhagya Yojana across the country two years ago in this month.<br />'' <br />''In Telangana state, over 5 lakh 15 thousand households especially those in the remote areas have been electrified during the past 2 years achieving 100 per cent coverage.<br />'' <br />''The authorities in Rural Electrification Corporation, which is the nodal agency, informed that connection has been provided to all un-electrified households and facility of 10 installments has been given to the weaker sections for payment of connectivity charges of 500 rupees.<br />'' <br />''The measures that the authorities taken to fully electrify the state helped them to achieve results more than the original target of 4.52 lakh households.<br />'' <br />''Among the newly electrified households, maximum are in the erstwhile Mahabubnagar District in which one lakh 60 thousand households got electrified.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">After fully covering the state by the end of January this year, a special drive has also been conducted in which another over 63 thousand households have been covered making the state fully electrified under the Soubhagya Yojana.</span><br />