82,220 households to lose benefits of Gruha Jyothi scheme

The Gruha Jyothi scheme currently has 1.65 crore beneficiaries. | Photo Credit: File photo 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 ha