{
  "id": 4661290,
  "title": "Gruha Jyothi survey deadline extended till September 30",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/gruha-jyothi-survey-deadline-extended-till-september-30",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:28:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/gruha-jyothi-survey-deadline-extended-till-september-30/article71411636.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The State government has extended the deadline for the door-to-door survey of Gruha Jyothi scheme beneficiaries by a month, with the new deadline set for September 30. The review survey began on July 1, 2026, and as of August 31, 2026, 46.7 lakh out of the 68.86 lakh beneficiaries had been surveyed. BESCOM Managing Director N. Shivashankara urged the remaining beneficiaries to cooperate with meter readers and provide necessary documents when staff visit their houses from September 1. The survey aims to verify the beneficiaries' eligibility for the Gruha Jyothi scheme and ensure that the distribution of benefits reaches the intended recipients.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Ban on gutkha, pan masala in Gujarat extended for another year; effective from September 13",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ban-on-gutkha-pan-masala-in-gujarat-extended-for-another-year",
        "published": "2026-08-31T14:05:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Cheyutha pension application deadline extended till September 15, applications cross 4.8 lakh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/cheyutha-pension-application-deadline-extended-till-september-15",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:18:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}