<p>Bengaluru: Eight districts falling within the Bescom jurisdiction have the lowest coverage of the state government's free electricity scheme Gruha Jyothi, according to data obtained by <em>DH</em>. </p>.<p>Of the six electricity supply companies (Escoms) in Karnataka, Bescom has only 78.98 per cent of its consumers benefiting from the scheme. </p>.<p>Bescom, which covers Bengaluru Urban and Rural, Tumakuru, Kolar, Ramanagar, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga and Davangere, reported 73,12,578 registrations since the launch of the scheme in August 2023 until November. </p>.<p>Bengaluru Urban saw the lowest registrations because of the consumption pattern and non-native residents. </p>.<p>"Eighty per cent of the remaining 22 per cent not covered by the scheme use over 200 units of power a month. Most non-beneficiaries are from residential areas such as Sadashivanagar, Jayanagar and JP Nagar,” a Bescom official in the know said. </p>.Residential consumers make best use of Gruha Jyothi scheme in Karnataka.<p>The remaining 20 per cent are non-native residents who are either unaware of the scheme or who chose not to apply. </p>.<p>Dheeman Garg, a resident of Suddaguntepalya in southern Bengaluru, didn't apply because he was unaware until recently. "I pay for electricity because my consumption is not substantial. My monthly bill is Rs 250-Rs 300," he said. </p>.<p>In contrast, Triyanshi Parihar, a Lucknow native living in Indiranagar, said she didn’t know about the scheme until her friend told her about it a few months ago. She didn’t believe it when she heard about it. </p>.<p>"I applied for the scheme recently and will hopefully benefit from January onwards. I would have opted for the scheme earlier had I known about it," she said. </p>.<p>Officials say registrations in Bescom are increasing gradually and will likely reach 80 per cent in the next few months. </p>.<p>Hescom, which covers the districts of Kittur Karnataka, has the highest coverage, at 96.37 per cent. </p>.<p>The Bescom official noted that other Escoms have higher coverage because people in those districts became aware of the scheme early on and politicians also endorsed it. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Eight districts falling within the Bescom jurisdiction have the lowest coverage of the state government's free electricity scheme Gruha Jyothi, according to data obtained by <em>DH</em>. </p>.<p>Of the six electricity supply companies (Escoms) in Karnataka, Bescom has only 78.98 per cent of its consumers benefiting from the scheme. </p>.<p>Bescom, which covers Bengaluru Urban and Rural, Tumakuru, Kolar, Ramanagar, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga and Davangere, reported 73,12,578 registrations since the launch of the scheme in August 2023 until November. </p>.<p>Bengaluru Urban saw the lowest registrations because of the consumption pattern and non-native residents. </p>.<p>"Eighty per cent of the remaining 22 per cent not covered by the scheme use over 200 units of power a month. Most non-beneficiaries are from residential areas such as Sadashivanagar, Jayanagar and JP Nagar,” a Bescom official in the know said. </p>.Residential consumers make best use of Gruha Jyothi scheme in Karnataka.<p>The remaining 20 per cent are non-native residents who are either unaware of the scheme or who chose not to apply. </p>.<p>Dheeman Garg, a resident of Suddaguntepalya in southern Bengaluru, didn't apply because he was unaware until recently. "I pay for electricity because my consumption is not substantial. My monthly bill is Rs 250-Rs 300," he said. </p>.<p>In contrast, Triyanshi Parihar, a Lucknow native living in Indiranagar, said she didn’t know about the scheme until her friend told her about it a few months ago. She didn’t believe it when she heard about it. </p>.<p>"I applied for the scheme recently and will hopefully benefit from January onwards. I would have opted for the scheme earlier had I known about it," she said. </p>.<p>Officials say registrations in Bescom are increasing gradually and will likely reach 80 per cent in the next few months. </p>.<p>Hescom, which covers the districts of Kittur Karnataka, has the highest coverage, at 96.37 per cent. </p>.<p>The Bescom official noted that other Escoms have higher coverage because people in those districts became aware of the scheme early on and politicians also endorsed it. </p>