Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Karnataka Extends Gruha Jyothi Survey Deadline to September 30
Karnataka is checking the details of people who receive free electricity through the Gruha Jyothi scheme.
The government has given people one more month to complete this check.
The new deadline is September 30.
The scheme can provide up to 200 free electricity units to a household.
In the areas served by BESCOM, about 68 percent of beneficiaries had been checked by August 31.
Some people living in apartments had not yet cooperated with survey workers.
Workers may visit a locked home up to three times.
People can contact the meter reader or BESCOM helplines to finish the verification.
Karnataka extended the Gruha Jyothi beneficiary verification survey deadline from August 31 to September 30.
The survey began on July 1 for the electricity scheme launched in July 2023.
Gruha Jyothi provides eligible households with up to 200 units of free electricity.
BESCOM reported 46,70,588 of 68,86,860 beneficiaries had been surveyed by August 31.
BESCOM urged remaining beneficiaries, including apartment residents, to cooperate and provide required documents.
- Who
- The Karnataka government, BESCOM staff, and Gruha Jyothi beneficiaries are involved.
- What
- The government extended the deadline for the door-to-door verification survey of Gruha Jyothi beneficiaries.
- When
- The survey began on July 1, and the deadline was extended from August 31 to September 30.
- Where
- The survey covers beneficiaries in Karnataka, including eight districts served by BESCOM and Bengaluru apartment premises.
- Why
- The extension gives remaining beneficiaries additional time to cooperate with verification and submit required documents.
- New deadline
- September 30
- Survey start
- July 1
- Scheme launched
- July 2023
- Electricity benefit
- Up to 200 units free electricity per household
- BESCOM beneficiaries
- 68,86,860 across eight districts as of May 2026, according to the report
- Survey completed
- 46,70,588 beneficiaries, or nearly 68 percent, by August 31
- Locked-house policy
- Meter readers may make up to three visits at different time slots