Conditions apply to get free electricity: Minister George

One of the five guarantees announced by the state Congress government during the assembly elections, the Siddaramaiah-led government implemented Griha Jyoti in the cabinet meeting held on June 1.

There are many doubts in the public sector about the Griha Jyothi scheme and in this regard Energy Minister K.J. George has given clarification.

He said that household users will be given free electricity after getting the figures of electricity used for an average year. We will implement the plan from June 15. He said that if the customer uses more than the average bill, he has to pay the bill for the additional usage.

There are a total of 2.16 crore consumers in the state, out of which 2.14 crore consumers consume less than 200 units. These consumers consume 53 units of electricity on an average. Two lakh people consume 200 units more. Under the free plan, the customer has to pay the fixed fee. However, if the consumption is more than the average consumption, such customers have to pay the fixed fee.

In this regard, Energy Minister KJ George held a press conference at BESCOM office in Bengaluru and gave detailed information about how citizens can get Grihajyoti scheme, how to apply and the guidelines issued by the government. The Griha Jyoti Yojana will be implemented from August 1, and the citizens will have to pay the electricity charges for the month of June compulsorily. July bill should not be paid in August. In the state, 2.16 crore consumers consume less than 200 units of electricity and 2 lakh consumers consume more than 200 units. He said that 2 crore 14 lakh people of the state will benefit from this project.

Apply through Sewasindhu portal to avail Grihajyoti Yojana.

A separate app is being developed for this. It has been said that it is mandatory to submit the contract letter while applying whether own house or rented house.

Application submission is open from June 15. July 5 is the last day for submission of application.

Apply by downloading the app,

Tenants must provide at least three documents

Aadhaar card, rent agreement letter and bill with ID number of power plant paid every month

Log in to the app and press the Opt in option, then upload your documents there.