Gruha Jyothi Scheme: Karnataka’s Cost Breakdown Revealed

Swift Summary

• The Gruha Jyothi scheme,launched on August 1,2023,provides free electricity up to 200 units per month to eligible households.
• Registrations for the scheme began on June 18,2023. As of July 31, 2025:

– Total registrations: Approximately 21.94 lakh people within GESCOM’s jurisdiction.
– Active beneficiaries: Over 14.08 lakh households receive zero electricity bills.
– Partial bill payers (Net Bill): Around 7.32 lakh households receiving subsidized rates.

• Collective consumption under the scheme: 2,453.51 million units, leading to total household savings worth ₹2,327.42 crore.
• District-wise registration and active beneficiaries include:

– Kalaburagi: Registered (5,48,689), Beneficiaries (5,29,000).
– Bidar: Registered (3,52,557), Beneficiaries (3,44,329).
– Raichur: Registered (3,07,140), Beneficiaries (2,99,341).
– Ballari: Registered (2 86 446), Beneficiaries (277698).

GESCOM Managing Director Krishna Bajpai acknowledged the accomplished implementation and aims for an expanded outreach of the scheme.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The completion of two years for Karnataka’s Gruha jyothi scheme signifies a considerable step toward providing electricity as a basic public service without financial burden for many low-consumption households in rural areas under GESCOM’s jurisdiction-a region spanning seven districts with notable socio-economic challenges.

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