Srikanth and Niharika 02 02 A countrys rural development and poverty reduction depend heavily on rural electricity While the agriculture industry contributes 19 percent of Indias GDP the countrys GDP is growing at 8 The Indian government has set the lofty goal of electrifying every village by 2008 and every rural home by 2012 With the Electricity Act of 2003 deregulation the unbundling of State Electricity Boards SEB Independent Power Producers IPP Electricity Regulatory Commissions Rural Electric Corporation REC the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana RGGVY the Accelerated Power Development and Reform Program APDRP and other initiatives the Indian government has already taken proactive measures The socioeconomic development of the town has not benefited greatly from electricity This article attempts to evaluate the state of power sector changes and their effects on rural Indias electrification The difficulties this method faces are also noted Copyright (c) Journal of Science Engineering Technology and Management Science. All rights reserved 2026