The Karnataka government has reaffirmed that the subsidy for its flagship Gruha Jyothi scheme is being paid in advance to Electricity Supply Companies (ESCOMs), with no intention of collecting this amount from consumers, the Energy Ministry said in an official statement.
The first day of the 'Gruha Jyothi' scheme providing up to 200 units of free electricity to all residential households in Karnataka, saw over 55,000 consumer registration, stated an official government release.
KJ George said on Wednesday that only consumers whose average power consumption plus 10 per cent of it is less than 200 units will be eligible to avail the scheme.