Rural Electrification in Rajasthan Though Millions Remain in the Dark

Solar panels installed to power a bore well stand in a village on the outskirts of Alwar, Rajasthan, India, on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Rural electrification is a cornerstone of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to improve the lives of Indians, a plan which included connecting more than 18,000 villages by the end of this month. With only a few left to be electrified, according to government data, that's a target Modi's administration looks set to meet. But that will still keep almost 32 million homes in the dark: the government deems a village electrified if 10 percent of its households, as well as public places such as schools and health centers, are connected. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg via Getty Images