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Detailed explanation-1: -In 2006, Gujarat became the first state to fully electrify all its villages followed by Andhra Pradesh in 2016 and Kerala in 2017.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gujarat is the first State in India to achieve 100% electrification of households.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first demonstration of electric light in India was conducted in Kolkata (then Calcutta) mid-1879 during British colonization of the sub-continent. A few decades later, the success of the demo was extended to Mumbai (then Bombay) to set up a generating station to power a tramway in 1905.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: Haryana was the first state in the country to achieve 100% rural electrification in 1970 as well as the first in the country to link all villages with all-weather roads and provide safe drinking water facilities throughout the state.

Detailed explanation-5: -96.7 per cent of Indian households are now connected to the grid, with another 0.33 per cent relying on off-grid electricity sources. 2.4 per cent of Indian households still remain unelectrified. Most of them are concentrated in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Bihar.