Gruha Jyothi: CESC gets ₹1,995.18 crore from govt.
The government has released the amount to CESC towards free power supplied to the consumers eligible under the scheme from August 2023 to June 2025, a press release said.
The break-up of the fund released under Gruha Jyothi is like this - ₹872.14 crore for 9,00,148 consumers in Mysuru district; ₹186.28 crore for 2,64,749 consumers in Chamarajanagar district; ₹149.85 crore for 1,54,290 consumers in Kodagu district, ₹393.69 crore for 4,80,349 consumers in Mandya district and ₹393.22 crore for 5,18,245 consumers in Hassan district.
The fund released to CESC for supplying electricity for irrigation pump sets is ₹6,717.79 crore, the release added.
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