82,220 households to lose benefits of Gruha Jyothi scheme
With the deadline for the Energy Department to complete its door-to-door survey approaching, 82,220 households are set to lose the benefits of the Gruha Jyothi
With the deadline for the Energy Department to complete its door-to-door survey approaching, 82,220 households are set to lose the benefits of the Gruha Jyothi scheme. “These consumers have refused to provide any details when meter readers visited their homes. Our meter readers informed them that they would lose the scheme’s benefits if they declined to share the information, and they agreed to it.
As we move towards completing the survey by the end of August, the number of those set to lose the benefits is likely to increase,” an official said. The official said that 90% of the households that refused to provide information fall under Bescom’s jurisdiction. Only 87,81,590 door-to-door verifications have been completed across the State since its launch on July 1.
The Gruha Jyothi scheme currently has 1.65 crore beneficiaries. While the deadline to complete the survey is August 31, the Energy Department is struggling to meet the target because of server issues and the limited number of meter readers tasked with carrying out the exercise. Only 21,602 meter readers have been deployed for the verification drive.
When asked whether the deadline would be extended, a department official said, “There are no such plans as of now.”
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