Griha Jyothi Scheme Review Records 72% Progress in the District

Madikeri, Aug. 25: The review of Grihajyothi scheme, one of the five guarantee schemes of the state government, is in full swing in Kodagu district, and 72.83% of the survey has already been completed. The department is preparing to complete the survey by the end of August and take up the next process.

The review process has been started from July 1 with the aim of updating the information of the beneficiaries of the Grihajyothi scheme, which was implemented in July 2023, and preventing misuse of the scheme.

The Cheska staff is visiting every house and checking the documents of the beneficiaries and collecting the necessary information. The application and document verification process of the beneficiaries is being completed through the mobile app and declaration letter. Action is being taken to ensure that free electricity facility is not continued for ineligible beneficiaries under the scheme, and a survey is being conducted so that only eligible beneficiaries get the benefits of the scheme. It has been learnt that if the beneficiaries do not provide the necessary documents and information during the survey, there is a possibility of being excluded from the scheme. In this context, the eligible beneficiaries have been advised to provide the necessary documents to the survey staff.

The main objective of the survey is to update the details of the beneficiaries, detect ineligible contacts and ensure that the benefits of the Griha Jyoti scheme reach the eligible ones adequately. The CHESCO staff who are collecting the details of Aadhaar card, photograph, voter ID card, 

rental or lease agreement (if necessary), BPL or APL card from the customers during the survey are uploading them on the spot through the app. In case of complications due to technical or document problems, steps are being taken to resolve them through the local CHESCO office.

If those receiving benefits under the Griha Jyoti scheme do not provide the necessary documents and information during the survey, there is a possibility of being excluded from the scope of the scheme. Therefore, the department has instructed the eligible beneficiaries to provide the necessary documents to the survey staff.

72 percent complete

72.83 percent of the survey work has been completed in Kodagu district, and the government has allowed the process to continue till the end of August, and no information has been received about the extension of the deadline, officials said.

There are a total of 1,65,681 electricity connections in Kodagu district, out of which 1,47,812 are under the Griha Jyoti scheme. So far, the survey work of 1,07,654 houses has been completed and the process has been completed, achieving 72.83 percent progress.

In July, 83,890 and 23,764 beneficiary records have been registered through the app till August 24.

Taluk-wise information

In Kushalnagar taluk, the process of 21,180 out of 35,226 beneficiaries (60.13%), in Madikeri taluk 28,543 out of 39,425 (72.40%), in Ponnampet 14,961 out of 24,873 (60.15%), in Virajpet 19,987 out of 26,771 (74.29%) beneficiaries has been completed.

In Somwarpet taluk, out of 21,517 beneficiaries, the records of 23,083 (107.28%) beneficiaries have been uploaded. Responding to this, Chescom Executive Engineer Kuthira Jyoti said that this figure was recorded because the records of Bhagya Jyoti beneficiaries were submitted.

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