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Hundreds of applicants queue up at Bangalore One centres as registration for Gruha Lakshmi begins

Disorderly lines of people extending beyond the centre’s premises with elderly women and middle-aged women carrying children populated the Kasturi Nagar Bangalore One centre where many had gathered for the registration of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme.

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Gruha Jyothi: Consumers in confusion over implementation of scheme as bills count consumption in July

Consumers in Bengaluru angry over Bescom bills including July days in June billing period, despite Gruha Jyothi scheme announced for Aug. Bills higher than usual, some yet to pay, others worry about refunds. Bescom officials unsure of next steps, awaiting order/clarification.

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Kuteera Jyothi beneficiaries to receive 53 units free and those under Amrutha Jyothi scheme will get 75 units of free power under Gruha Jyothi in Karnataka

Before the Gruha Jyothi scheme was announced by the Congress government in Karnataka, households covered under Kuteera Jyothi had been receiving 40 units of free electricity every month.

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Vision document–2035 to battle financial crisis plaguing energy sector

As he announced that over two crore domestic consumers will benefit from the Gruha Jyothi scheme, which will be implemented at an estimated annual cost of ₹13,910 crore, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday highlighted the financial crisis in the energy sector. He said the outstanding loan of electricity companies had…

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Gruha Jyothi registrations cross 1 crore in Karnataka

Gruha Jyothi is a scheme of the Congress government in which households in Karnataka can avail 200 units of free power. A total of 1,00,20,163 consumers had registered up to Thursday July 6 across Karnataka.

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Final touches to Gruha Lakshmi in next Cabinet meeting

One of the five pre-poll guarantees of the Congress, Gruha Lakshmi, will be given final touches during the next State Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday. A separate app has been developed for the scheme that entails monthly financial assistance of ₹2,000 to the woman head of the family.

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Server issues hamper Gruha Jyoti registrations

Due to server issues, people in Yadgir district are facing difficulties in getting their names registered and uploading their applications to avail benefit under the State government’s guarantee scheme Gruha Jyothi.

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CM Siddaramaiah to convene meeting to discuss MSME problems

Refuting allegations that the electricity tariff hike has been effected to fund Gruha Jyothi scheme, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday promised to convene a separate meeting to discuss the problems of MSME sector in the State.

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Gruha Jyothi registrations cross 12 lakh on Day 4

The total number of registrations for Gruha Jyothi scheme touched 12,51,578 on Wednesday, the fourth day since registration started.

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8 lakh register for Gruha Jyothi scheme in Karnataka

Gruha Jyoti is a scheme of the Congress government in which households in Karnataka can avail 200 units of free power.

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BJP workers protest against ‘confusion’ over implementation of guarantee schemes

BJP workers held a demonstration against the “confusion” prevailing in Karnataka over the implementation of the guarantee schemes by the Congress government.

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Gruha Jyothi applications go up to 1,61,958 on second day of registration

As more people were able to access the portal to apply for Gruha Jyothi scheme on Monday, the number of those who registered on the platform doubled to 1,61, 958 (up until 5.30 p.m) from Sunday’s total of 55,000. A total of 1,06,958 consumers registered on Monday.

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Gruha Jyothi registration postponed to June 18

The launch of registration for the Gruha Jyothi scheme, which was scheduled to begin on June 15, Thursday, has now been postponed to June 18.

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Sweltering heat drove up power demand to 7,800 MW in April

Amidst concerns that the demand will shoot up further once the Gruha Jyothi scheme kicks in, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has expressed confidence in handling the demand efficiently. This year, the power utility efficiently managed a peak demand of 7,800 Mega Watts (MW) on April 23 without glitches, they…

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Gruha Jyothi to be launched on August 1 in Kalaburagi; Gruha Lakshmi in Belagavi

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the Gruha Jyothi scheme will be launched on August 1 in Kalaburagi while the Gruha Lakshmi scheme would be flagged off on August 17 or 18 in Belagavi.

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Gearing up to launch Gruha Jyothi, Energy Department plans to recover dues from govt. depts.

Bengaluru With the Gruha Jyothi scheme all set to start soon, the Energy Department is now keen on recovering payment dues from government defaulters. According to sources in the department, in a recent meeting, Energy Minister K.J. George instructed the electricity supply companies (Escoms) to recover the dues as quickly…

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Gruha Jyothi guidelines for new houses, new electricity connections to be issued in two days, says Karnataka Energy Minister

Also, those who have not recorded a consumption average below 200 units in the last year, but achieve it in the upcoming months, can apply for the scheme next year, says Karnataka Energy Minister K.J. George.

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Tenants are eligible to avail themselves of up to 200 units of free electricity: Siddaramaiah

A day after the State government came out with guidelines for executing the Gruha Jyothi scheme, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday reiterated that all families residing in rental houses were also eligible to avail themselves of free power supply up to 200 units.

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Free 200 units power: Consumers await clarity on ambiguities

“How will they determine our average power consumption if we moved into a new house just six months ago?” “What if our rental unit was empty up until four months ago, and now, we have new tenants who are consuming many units of electricity?” Many such questions are being asked…

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Cong. promises investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore over five years to complete irrigation projects

Along with its five poll guarantees of Gruha Lakshmi, Anna Bhagya, Yuvanidhi, Shakthi and Gruha Jyothi that it said would be implemented in the first cabinet meeting, the Congress has announced investments of ₹ 1.5 lakh crore over next five years to complete pending irrigation projects in the State and…

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