The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a free household power connection scheme 'Prakash hai to vikas hai' for the poor in the state to mark former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday.
Initially two villages Lohban and Gausana of Mathura district have been covered for 100 per cent electrification.
Under the scheme, state government has set ambition target of covering 16 million by the end of 2018.