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Is $2.5B enough to do all that?

by pkaye 9y ago

piyush_soni 9y ago
Yes, I mean the villages are only "electrified" on paper, and that means there is now a new pillar in the village that gets electricity connection. Many of the houses still don't really get it actually.
madmax108 9y ago
Yes $2.5B is enough for multiple waves of nationwide ad campaigns promoting the government's decision to electrify the whole country (which BTW has been part of every manifesto, directly or indirectly, for the past 15 years). Sadly, the ruling government is more of a self-marketing machine than a provider for growth, economically or otherwise. On the ground changes are few and far in between. The focus is more on providing positive spins on disastrous decisions and a society degenerating to medieval levels in some parts of the country (diseases that are exterminated in most of the world, extreme poverty, agriculture purely dependent on monsoons which are themselves flaky, religious atrocities). As long as the 2019 elections are won (which is the only thing that matters) the ruling government will feel the $2.5B spent is worthwhile even if a single house does not get electricity (and then expect a positive spin saying we have the electrical capacity, and what we promised was to prove that we have the capacity, not actually provide everyone electricity) (Sadly, even HN has it's set of right wing trolls, so expecting some pro-Modi comments, or more whataboutery on this comment as well!) Edit: And here we go with the shifting goalposts again: https://twitter.com/AisiTaisiDemo/status/912542412882374657 https://twitter.com/AisiTaisiDemo/status/912542412882374657
- balladeer 9y ago
  > Yes $2.5B is enough for multiple waves of nationwide ad campaigns This is accurate. I am not talking about the figure. I think more money would be required for the ad campaigns and few "pilot" projects or releases for the follow up ad campaigns. I am talking about madmax108 being accurate in stating the sole intention of the Govt and how things have been done here before this Govt and how this Govt has acted in last 3 years and how they are indicating they will act.
l1feh4ck 9y ago
Just to point something out> The total cost of India's Mars mission was only US$73 million compared to NASA's $671 million.
- Brakenshire 9y ago
  Will be major material cost for this, though, just buying the copper would be very expensive.
virtuabhi 9y ago
Many households already have electricity :)
ezzaf 9y ago
The $2.5B is ~$60 per connection (40 million households). Only households of "poor citizens" don't have to pay a fee, so if the cost is more than $60 per connection you can charge the non poor households to cover the difference.
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bluedino 9y ago
I doubt it would be enough to fix most of the existing issues.

Is $2.5B enough to do all that?

by pkaye 9y ago

Is $2.5B enough to do all that?

Yes, I mean the villages are only "electrified" on paper, and that means there is now a new pillar in the village that gets electricity connection. Many of the houses still don't really get it actually.

madmax108 9y ago

Yes $2.5B is enough for multiple waves of nationwide ad campaigns promoting the government's decision to electrify the whole country (which BTW has been part of every manifesto, directly or indirectly, for the past 15 years). Sadly, the ruling government is more of a self-marketing machine than a provider for growth, economically or otherwise. On the ground changes are few and far in between. The focus is more on providing positive spins on disastrous decisions and a society degenerating to medieval levels in some parts of the country (diseases that are exterminated in most of the world, extreme poverty, agriculture purely dependent on monsoons which are themselves flaky, religious atrocities). As long as the 2019 elections are won (which is the only thing that matters) the ruling government will feel the $2.5B spent is worthwhile even if a single house does not get electricity (and then expect a positive spin saying we have the electrical capacity, and what we promised was to prove that we have the capacity, not actually provide everyone electricity) (Sadly, even HN has it's set of right wing trolls, so expecting some pro-Modi comments, or more whataboutery on this comment as well!) Edit: And here we go with the shifting goalposts again: https://twitter.com/AisiTaisiDemo/status/912542412882374657 https://twitter.com/AisiTaisiDemo/status/912542412882374657

balladeer 9y ago
> Yes $2.5B is enough for multiple waves of nationwide ad campaigns This is accurate. I am not talking about the figure. I think more money would be required for the ad campaigns and few "pilot" projects or releases for the follow up ad campaigns. I am talking about madmax108 being accurate in stating the sole intention of the Govt and how things have been done here before this Govt and how this Govt has acted in last 3 years and how they are indicating they will act.

l1feh4ck 9y ago

Just to point something out> The total cost of India's Mars mission was only US$73 million compared to NASA's $671 million.

Brakenshire 9y ago
Will be major material cost for this, though, just buying the copper would be very expensive.

virtuabhi 9y ago

Many households already have electricity :)

ezzaf 9y ago

The $2.5B is ~$60 per connection (40 million households). Only households of "poor citizens" don't have to pay a fee, so if the cost is more than $60 per connection you can charge the non poor households to cover the difference.

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bluedino 9y ago

I doubt it would be enough to fix most of the existing issues.