Energy minister K J George said that there won't be any additional expenditure for the procurement of power from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab as it is being done under barter system. "We will return the power procured from them," he said.
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Mysuru: District minister HC Mahadevappa on Saturday launched the Gruha Jyothi scheme by distributing zero bills to selected beneficiaries at Kalamand.
The Congress government in Karnataka has launched the third of its five poll guarantee schemes, called "Gruha Jyothi", offering up to 200 units of free power to 2.14 crore eligible consumers. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress national President Mallikarjun Kharge criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi who accused the Karnataka government of "emptying" state coffers through such schemes.