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.

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Guwahati (PTI): IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag on Thursday cast his vote in his hometown Guwahati in the Assam Assembly elections.

The cricketer is here for the team’s matches in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium, which is the ‘second home ground’ for the Royals.

Riyan was accompanied by his parents, former first-class cricketer Parag Das and ex-national record holder swimmer Mithoo Barooah.

They cast their votes at the Lal Singh Academy polling station in Kharghuli area of the city, under New Guwahati constituency.

Riyan later shared a photograph with his parents with their inked fingers on Facebook