Rural electrification scheme to be taken up in State shortly
T. Ramakrishnan Total cost Rs.447 crore; plan is to complete work by September next year Initially, 26 districts (other than Dharmapuri, the Nilgiris and Tirunelveli) to be covered 5.25 lakh families under Below Poverty Line to be provided free power connections CHENNAI: Three years after its launch at the national level, the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) [scheme for rural electricity infrastructure and rural household electrification] is to be taken up in Tamil Nadu.