87% households have access to grid-connected power; some still don’t use electricity: Survey

A majority of households (87 per cent) in India have access to grid-connect electricity, while the remaining 13 per cent are either using non-grid sources for power or “do not use any electricity at all”, according to a survey. The finding is part of the joint survey conducted by government think-tank NITI Aayog and the US-based philanthropic organisation Rockefeller Foundation on ‘Electricity Access and Benchmarking of Distribution Utilities.’

“Overall 87 per cent respondents said they have access to grid-based electricity. The remaining 13 per cent either use non-grid sources for electricity and lighting or don’t use any electricity at all,” the survey said.