What would be your choice? By Bhamy V. Shenoy If given the choice between receiving up to 200 units of free power supply (Gruha Jyothi) and uninterrupted power supply on a 24×7 basis, many of us would likely lean towards the uninterrupted power supply. My intention in raising this issue is not to criticise the…
District Minister launches Gruha Jyothi scheme in Mysuru
August 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Social Welfare and District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa launched Gruha Jyothi scheme, one of the five pre-poll guarantees announced by Congress Government, at Kalamandira in city this morning. Of the total 9,77,857 domestic consumers in Mysuru district coming under Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited, 7,80,428 (77.3 pc) consumers have enrolled for the…
Public asked to complain on collection of excess fee for Gruha Jyothi registration
July 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The registration for the Government’s Gruha Jyothi scheme (200 Units of free power every month to all eligible households) can be done at all KarnatakaOne, GramaOne and Cyber Centres across the district. The Government has fixed the registration fee at Rs.20 for each application. Following complaints that some Cyber Centres are collecting more money…
Cyber Centres swindle ‘Gruha Jyothi’ applicants
June 29, 2023Operators of private Cyber Cafes collecting Rs. 100 to Rs. 150 as service charge Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the process of submitting applications under ‘Gruha Jyothi’ scheme has opened to a mixed response, with heated discussions still being heard over its pros and cons, there has been a rise in the number of applicants too. Amid…
Over 32 lakh register for Gruha Jyothi scheme
June 24, 2023Registration picks up momentum after unresponsive server crashes for five days Mysore/Mysuru: For five days from Sunday, tech glitches and an unresponsive server marred the registration process for the Government’s ambitious ‘Gruha Jyothi’ scheme and people were desperately trying to register for the free power scheme. However, since yesterday, the server became responsive and the…
Gruha Jyothi Scheme seems jinxed: Server down for third day
June 20, 2023KarnatakaOne Centres besieged by power consumers Mysore/Mysuru: As the Karnataka Government last Sunday opened the registration for free electricity scheme (officially Gruha Jyothi), the registration portal went kaput and the situation continued even for the third day today, leaving many disheartened. The server of Seva Sindhu portal continues to play truant, holding up the process…
Gruha Jyothi: Slow server hits process of online applications
June 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Technical glitches marred the online process of uploading applications for Gruha Jyothi scheme to avail the benefit of free 200 units of power, one of the five guarantees announced by Congress Government in its election manifesto, on its opening day, at KarnatakaOne and MysoreOne centres, in the city this morning. As the server went…
CM holds meeting with officials for proper implementation of ‘Gruha Jyothi’ Scheme
June 8, 2023Bengaluru: Even as confusion continues over the guidelines for the Government’s ‘Gruha Jyothi’ Scheme, one of the five pre-poll promises of the ruling Congress, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah held a meeting with top officials at Shakti Bhavan here this morning to finalise the best ways for effective implementation of the scheme, which guarantees 200 Units of…
Conditions and guidelines for free power, free bus schemes
June 6, 2023Bengaluru: The Congress Government’s much-anticipated ‘Gruha Jyothi’ scheme, offering free electricity of up to 200 units for domestic consumers, is set to be implemented in July, with the benefits reflected in the August billing cycle. To ensure a smooth rollout, the Government has issued comprehensive guidelines outlining the conditions and eligibility criteria for availing the…
Congress party’s free power effect: Villagers refuse to pay electricity bills
May 16, 2023By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: With the Congress coming to power following its five guarantees, which included free power up to 200 units under Gruha Jyothi Scheme, villagers in some parts of the State are reportedly refusing to pay power bills, even as the Congress is yet to name the new Chief Minister. A video in…
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