Lucknow: The vigilance department has stepped up investigations into the multi-crore scam in the Central government-sponsored Rajiv Gandhi Vidyutikaran Yojana, which was launched in 2005-06.
After the Rs 1,600 crore scheme for electrification of villages in 14 districts, including Lucknow got embroiled in corruption, the government ordered a probe and vigilance teams opened an investigation into irregularities in 10 villages of Lakhimpur Kheri.
