{
  "id": 17822589,
  "title": "More than one lakh beneficiaries refuse to participate in Gruha Jyothi survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/more-than-one-lakh-beneficiaries-refuse-to-participate-in-gruha",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T16:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/more-than-one-lakh-beneficiaries-refuse-to-participate-in-gruha-jyothi-survey/article71658008.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Gruha Jyothi door-to-door survey concluded on October 31, but an estimated 142,978 beneficiaries within the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) area declined to participate. Energy Department sources revealed that the non-participation was due to beneficiaries refusing to submit the necessary documents for the survey. In total, 73,78,352 houses were surveyed within Bescom's jurisdiction out of a total of 74,29,773 houses. The survey encompassed consumers enrolled in the Bhagya Jyothi, Kuteera Jyothi, and Amrutha Jyothi schemes, constituting 99.31% of the overall population. Other electricity supply companies, including Hescom, Gescom, Mescom, and CESC, managed to survey 98% to 99% of their beneficiaries. The deadline for the survey was extended twice, first in September and then in October. The survey commenced on July 1 and was initially planned to conclude in August.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}