Minister-in-charge of Mysuru district H. C. Mahadevappa on Saturday said over nine lakh consumers who are eligible for availing the benefit under Gruha Jyothi scheme in Mysuru district would be saving around ₹58 crore a month or about ₹687 crore annually on their power bills.
By issuing zero electricity bills in a symbolic manner to consumers, the Minister gave a formal start to the scheme, one of the guarantees announced by the Congress government, in the packed Kalamandira at a programme organised by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC).
The minister said nearly 1.42 crore families would be availing up to 200 units of free power every month in the State starting this month. The scheme will largely support economically backward families and savings of ₹58 crore to ₹60 crore was expected to be achieved every month by over 9 lakh consumers in the district, he explained.
