Telangana govt. has taken significant strides to expedite implementation of Gruha Jyothi Scheme. As a part of Congress 6 Guarantee Schemes, TS state govt. aims to roll out free electricity scheme (griha jyoti) from 1st week of February 2024. Read below to check the detailed information related to TS Gruha Jyoti like highlights, objectives, benefits, eligibility criteria, list of required documents, steps to apply online, and much more.
Gruha Jyothi Scheme in Telangana Budget 2024-25
On 10th February 2024, Finance Minister presented Telangana Budget 2024-25. While presenting the budget, FM said "Two other important promises of our government are, supply of LPG cylinder @ Rs. 500/- and under Gruha Jyothi scheme, 200 units of free electricity per month to all eligible consumers. The Council of Ministers in its meeting on 4th February, 2024 has approved implementation of both these schemes. Very soon, the modalities for implementation will be finalised and schemes will be rolled out. Further, our government is committed to implement Rythu Bharosa, Indiramma houses, Cheyutha and Yuva Vikasam. We are committed to implement them at the earliest".FM added "The Government already decided to introduce Gruha Jyothi
scheme to supply 200 units of free power to the eligible families
and steps are being taken to implement it. The government is
proposing Rs. 2,418 crores, for this scheme in this budget".
About Telangana Gruha Jyothi Scheme 2024
Rahul Gandhi made the announcement to start the Telangana Gruha Jyothi Scheme. Congress party released their election manifesto (Abhaya Hastham) on September 18, 2023, and this plan is included in it. Under this plan, the party has pledged to provide 200 units free electricity for all households.
The Telangana state govt. will provide electricity subsidy to ensure that power bills of people becomes zero if they use less than two hundred units of electricity every month.
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Objectives of Telangana Gruha Jyoti Scheme
- The Gruha Jyothi Scheme's primary goal is to give free electricity to citizens.
- As per the plan, each beneficiary would be entitled to 200 units of free electricity every month.
- Beneficiaries will get 0 electricity bills if their total consumption of electricity in a month is less than 200 units.
- This scheme will also encourage people to save electricity.
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Benefits of TS Gruha Jyothi Scheme
Some of the key benefits of the Telangana Gruha Jyothi Scheme are as follows:-- Beneficiaries will receive a variety of perks under the programme.
- In its electoral manifesto, the Congress party declared that it will implement the Telangana Gruha Jyothi plan.
- After Congress Party has retained power, they have pledged to give free electricity facility to poor people.
- All the households across the entire TS state will get 0 bills on monthly usage of electricity upto 200 units.
- Griha Jyothi scheme would ensure that basic electricity needs are met for vulnerable individuals and families.
- It would ensure that people develop a habit of saving electricity by reducing their monthly power usage to below 200 units.
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Eligibility Criteria for Telangana Griha Jyoti Scheme
The applicants applying for the scheme must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:- The candidate must live in Telangana permanently.
- All the households using upto 200 units of electricity per month are eligible.
- Application form is must to be filled by citizens to get benefits of Gruha Jyothi scheme.
- Only individuals who have settled their electricity bills for the past 2 months i.e December 2023 and January 2024 are eligible for the scheme.
- No arrears in electricity bills during this period are a prerequisite for availing the benefits.
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Required Documents for TS Gruha Jyothi Scheme
Some of the important documents required for the Gruha Jyothi scheme in Telangana are as follows:- Recent passport size photographs
- Aadhar card of applicant
- Residence certificate
- BPL Card
- Income certificate
- Email ID
- Mobile number
- Any other ID proof
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Steps to Apply for Telangana Griha Jyothi Yojna
There is no certain application process yet released by the government, also no website has been mentioned by the government. Although, general application process to apply for the scheme has been mentioned below.- First of all, visit the official website of the Gruha Jyothi scheme
- The homepage of the website will open on your screen
- Click on the "Apply Online" link.
- The application form will open on your screen
- Now, fill in the form with all the required details
- After that, upload all the required documents
- Finally, click on the submit button to complete the application process.
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Overview of TS Gruha Jyothi Yojana
| Name of Scheme | Gruha Jyothi Scheme |
| State | Telangana |
| Scheme Type | Free Electricity Scheme |
| First Mention in | Congress Manifesto (Abhaya Hastham) |
| Beneficiaries | All households of TS state |
| Announced by | Sh. Rahul Gandhi before Telangana assembly elections |
| Benefit | 0 electricity bills on monthly power consumption upto 200 units |
| Apply Online Process | To Begin Soon |
| Launch Date | First week of February 2024 by CM Revanth Reddy |
Background
Congress Party released their Election Manifesto (Abhaya Hastham) for the Telangana assembly elections. As a part of Congress 6 guarantees, they have pledged to implement six programmes in their manifesto if they win power. Among those six schemes is the Gruha Jyothi Scheme. Now after winning elections & coming to power, the newly elected govt. is keen on implementing its pre poll promises.
Source / Reference Link: Telangana Congress Manifesto 2023-24 PDF
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