Energy for Rural Development in India: A Review

Our nation can achieve its progress when the rural sector is uplifted as they constitute the major percentage of population. The progress should be achieved in several means, that is, infrastructure, electrification of villages, mechanization etc. The problem faced by villages of many states is that grid connectivity needed in centralized generation cum distribution system is either not feasible or is not cost effective. Several renewable sources of energy available in nature can be effectively used to serve different applications in rural sector like power generation, cooking, irrigation and water heating. Indian Government has come forward with new schemes and funding assistance in implementing such projects in both national as well as state levels. This paper presents the different technologies that can be adopted for improving the life of the rural sector.