Photo: MintPatna: Only 477 of Bihar’s 39,073 villages are now left to get electricity as the state has achieved 98.8% electrification of its villages, it was said at a review meeting chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar. Altogether, 38,596 villages have been electrified and the remaining 477 villages will get a power connection by the end of December, chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh said, briefing the media about the review meeting. At the marathon review meeting, Kumar took stock of several departments including energy, excise and prohibition, sugarcane and minority welfare. During review of the excise and prohibition department, it came to light that 68,579 persons have been sent to jail under the new liquor law in Bihar so far. Total prohibition is in implementation in Bihar since April last year.

Source: Mint August 05, 2017 13:07 UTC