This case study documents RGGVY, an Indian government-led rural electrification programme that brought electricity to nearly 12 million households through construction and decentralized operation of electricity distribution infrastructure. Based primarily on desk research, this report presents an analysis of implementation efforts, costs and achievements of RGGVY since its launch in 2005. The analysis focuses on 10 states with the highest and the lowest levels of rural household electrification in 2004-2005.