Bengaluru: Consumers with electricity bill arrears to be benefited by Gruha Jyoti scheme; Here's how
Bengaluru: A special notice posted on Twitter by Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) on Sunday mentioned that consumers in Bengaluru who have electricity bill arrears will be benefited by the Gruha Jyoti scheme.
The announcement highlighted that if a consumer enrolls for Gruha Jyothi scheme within July 25, they will be able to avail free electricity for the month of July. Similarly, if they enroll for the free electricity scheme within August 25, they will be able to avail free electricity for the month of August. This scheme can be availed only if the monthly consumption is under 200 units as an average, the notice added. It further mentioned that the meter reading cycle runs from 25th to 25th of every month.
The department also urged people to enroll themselves under the Gruha Jyoti scheme at the earliest and further requested not to delay the registration process so that they can fully utilize the benefits provided by the scheme.
The Gruha Jyoti scheme is one of the five poll promises of the Congress that provides up to 200 units of free electricity to all residential households in Karnataka. Registrations for the scheme is done on the Seva Sindhu government portal under a special custom-made page (https:sevasindhugs.karnataka.gov.in). For additional information, consumers can contact the nearest electricity office or call the 24x7 helpline number 1912.
Yes! Consumers who have arrears will also be benefited for Gruha Jyothi Scheme.
— Namma BESCOM (ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಸ್ಕಾಂ) (@NammaBESCOM) July 2, 2023
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HC questions Delhi govt over failure to regulate sale of old vehicles, refers to Red Fort blast
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court questioned the city government on Wednesday over its failure to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, while pointing out that in a recent bomb blast near the Red Fort, a second-hand car was used, making the issue more significant.
A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the Delhi government to file a detailed response on the issue of regulating authorised dealers of registered vehicles.
"A car changes four hands but the original owner has not changed. Therefore, what happens? That man (the original owner) goes to the slaughterhouse? What is this? How are you permitting this? You will take a call when two-three more bomb blasts take place?" the bench asked the Delhi government's counsel.
The bomb blast near the iconic Mughal-era monument was carried out using a second-hand car, making the issue even more significant, it said.
The court listed the matter for further hearing in January 2026.
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The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed by an organisation, Towards Happy Earth Foundation, highlighting the challenges in the implementation of rules 55A to 55H of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, introduced in December 2022 to regulate authorised dealers of registered vehicles.
While the rules were intended to bring accountability to the second-hand vehicle market, the petitioner's counsel argued that they have failed in practice due to regulatory gaps and procedural hurdles.
The plea said there is a major gap in the amended framework, that is, the absence of any statutory mechanism for reporting dealer-to-dealer transfers.
"In reality, most used vehicles pass through multiple dealers before reaching the final buyer, but the rules recognise only the first transfer to the initial authorised dealer.
"As a result, the chain of custody breaks after the first step, defeating the very purpose of accountability," the petition said.
It added that because of these gaps, only a very small percentage of dealers across India have been able to obtain authorised dealer registration and in Delhi, not a single dealer has got it.
Consequently, lakhs of vehicles continue to circulate without any record of who is actually in possession of those, it said.
The plea said only a small fraction of India's estimated 30,000 to 40,000 used-vehicle dealers are registered under the authorised-dealer framework.
The petition also pointed out that the 11-year-old vehicle used in the November 10 bomb blast near the Red Fort was sold several times but was still registered in its original owner's name.
The blast near the Red Fort had claimed 15 lives.
