Abstract
We study the effect of a unique electrification upgradation program, Jyotigram Yojana (JGY), in India on child vaccination rate. We match precise JGY rollout data with the third wave of the Reproductive and Child Health Survey (DLHS-III).We find that higher program exposure, measured by percentage of villages that implemented the JGY program in a district, leads to higher probability of receiving a wide range of basic child vaccines. An examination of underlying mechanisms indicates that electrification upgradation program increases vaccination rate by improving health service delivery at local primary healthcare facilities and improving access to health related information through television.
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