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Bescom asks owners of locked and vacant houses to submit documents under Gruha Jyothi survey
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Free power up to how many units? The Gruha Jyothi figure every Karnataka guarantee-scheme answer needs
Bescom has asked owners of locked or vacant houses to submit documents by 31 October as part of a Gruha Jyothi survey.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Bescom has asked owners of locked or vacant houses to submit documents by 31 October as part of a Gruha Jyothi survey.
Gruha Jyothi is one of Karnataka's guarantee schemes and gives eligible households free electricity up to 200 units a month.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
Remember these
- Gruha Jyothi is one of Karnataka's five guarantee schemes
- It gives eligible households free electricity up to 200 units a month
- Bescom (Bangalore Electricity Supply Company) has asked owners of locked or vacant houses to submit documents by 31 October
- The documents are sought as part of a Gruha Jyothi survey to verify connections
- Bescom is the power distribution company serving Bengaluru and nearby districts
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- Gruha Jyothi provides free electricity to eligible domestic consumers in Karnataka up to 200 units a month.
- Gruha Jyothi is one of Karnataka's guarantee schemes, which are welfare schemes for households.
- Bescom is a power distribution company (discom) that supplies electricity in Bengaluru and surrounding districts.
Mains
GS-II (welfare schemes, state policies) and GS-III (energy, subsidies). Universal free-power guarantees raise the issue of targeting: ensuring subsidy reaches genuine domestic consumers, not locked, vacant or duplicate connections. Verification drives such as the Bescom survey can curb leakages and protect discom finances; the way forward is data-based beneficiary verification, transparent audits and timely subsidy reimbursement to discoms.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Karnataka's Gruha Jyothi guarantee scheme provides eligible households free electricity up to a monthly consumption of:
- 200 units
- 100 units
- 150 units
- 300 units
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Answer: A — The correct answer is 200 units. Gruha Jyothi gives eligible domestic consumers in Karnataka free power up to 200 units a month. Bescom is verifying connections of locked or vacant houses.
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