53.1% of Gruha Jyothi verification completed in CESC
Verification of beneficiaries for the 'Gruha Jyothi' free electricity scheme has reached 53.1% within the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation jurisdiction. Officials are conducting this data collection to prevent commercial misuse of the subsidy program.
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The data collection drive to verify the Gruha Jyothi beneficiaries under the jurisdiction of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has reached 53.1%, according to MLC and Vice Chairman of the State Guarantee Schemes’ Implementation Authority Dinesh Gooligowda.
In a statement here on Saturday, Mr. Gooligowda said the government is providing free electricity to 1.67 crore households across Karnataka under the Gruha Jyothi scheme and there are a total of 25.31 lakh beneficiaries of the scheme under CESC’s jurisdiction, which is spread across the districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar and Hassan.
If the Bhagya Jyothi, Kuteera Jyothi and Amrutha Jyothi, the older Karnataka Government electricity subsidy schemes merged with Gruha Jyothi, which do not require verification are taken into account, data collection will be required for 20.13 lakh beneficiaries. Out of them, verification had been completed for 10.67 lakh beneficiaries, which accounts for 53.1 per cent, according to Mr. Gooligowda.
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