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A day after the Centre announced that all villages in India have been connected with power, the government said the definition of village electrification of connecting at least 10 per cent households in it had lost relevance in view of the actual levels of electrification achieved. A Union power ministry release in New Delhi said the average actual household electrification level in rural areas is more than 82% with variations across states. “Definition of village electrification is a legacy issue which, though, mandates electrification of at least 10 per cent households in a village,” it said. “As per recent reports from the states, household electrification level in rural areas is more than 82 per cent, ranging from 47 to 100 per cent across various states. Had the definition been cause, such level of household electrification could not have been achieved.” The ministry said the variation in the level of household electrification across various regions and states is primarily because of differences in “size, heterogeneity in terms of topography, location, resources and also because of varying efforts made by the states”.