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Over one lakh beneficiaries decline to take part in Gruha Jyothi survey
వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు?
One lakh households said no to a survey: the Gruha Jyothi 200-unit rule KPSC tests
Over one lakh decline Gruha Jyothi survey; scheme gives 200 free units.
Why it matters: general awareness
What you need to know
2 నిమి
More than one lakh beneficiaries have refused to take part in the survey of the Gruha Jyothi scheme.
Gruha Jyothi, one of the five guarantee schemes of the Karnataka government launched in 2023, gives eligible households free electricity up to 200 units a month.
The survey is meant to verify who is availing of the benefit.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ముఖ్య వాస్తవాలు
Remember these
- Gruha Jyothi is one of Karnataka's five guarantee schemes, launched in 2023.
- It gives eligible households free electricity up to 200 units a month.
- More than one lakh beneficiaries have declined to take part in the verification survey.
- The survey aims to verify who is actually availing of the benefit.
- The five guarantees are Gruha Jyothi, Gruha Lakshmi, Anna Bhagya, Shakti and Yuva Nidhi.
ప్రిలిమ్స్ · మెయిన్స్
How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- Gruha Jyothi provides free electricity to eligible households in Karnataka up to 200 units a month.
- Gruha Jyothi is one of the five guarantee schemes of the Karnataka government launched in 2023.
- The scheme is a State-funded welfare measure, not a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
మెయిన్స్
GS Paper 2: welfare delivery and State-level governance. Free-electricity guarantees raise issues of targeting, beneficiary verification and fiscal burden on State finances and discoms; the refusal of over one lakh households to join the survey shows the trust and data-privacy gaps in verification. The way forward lies in transparent, consent-based Aadhaar-linked verification, clear communication that the benefit is not at risk, and fiscal planning for subsidy sustainability.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
With reference to Karnataka's Gruha Jyothi scheme, consider the following statements:
- It provides eligible households free electricity up to 300 units a month.
- It is one of the five guarantee schemes of the State government launched in 2023.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: B — Correct: 2 only — Only statement 2 is correct; the scheme is a 2023 guarantee but offers up to 200 units. • 1 only — wrong: Statement 1 is false because the free limit is 200 units, so '1 only' fails. • Both 1 and 2 — wrong: Statement 1 is false since the free units are capped at 200, not 300. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: Statement 2 is accurate, so rejecting both is wrong.
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