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Abstract Electricity is one of the most important inventions of Man. The availability of electricity varies from region to region. The regions which lack electricity are facing lots of problems. One of the most important outcomes that have been affected by electricity is Education. However, among all Levels of Education, it is the Elementary Education whose access to electricity is in worst condition. According to HRD Minister of India - Mr. R.P Nishank, ?only 63.14 percent Elementary Schools of India have the Access to Electricity?. Where he said Assam has the least number of schools with electricity (24.28%) followed by Meghalaya (26.34%). On the other hand, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep has cent percent schools with electricity. This implies that the availability of electricity in the Elementary schools of India varies from region to region. Jorhat district of Assam which is the locale of this study is also not different in this regard. There are 05 Education Blocks in Jorhat district and there exist huge variation in terms of availability of electricity. Therefore, this paper is an attempt to highlight the Regional Disparities in availability of electricity among the Elementary Schools of Jorhat.

Keywords: Elementary Education, Electricity, Regional Disparity.