State spends ₹9,625 crore on Gruha Jyothi; door-to-door surveys to weed out ineligible beneficiaries
GS2Polity · Governance · IR· Poverty, hunger & nutrition· Prelims·
Fiscal leakage and beneficiary verification in welfare schemes: a GS2 Social Justice and Urban Governance case study.
Why in news
The Karnataka State government is conducting door-to-door surveys to identify and remove ineligible beneficiaries from the Gruha Jyothi free electricity scheme.
Background
The State spent ₹9,625 crore on the Gruha Jyothi scheme for 38,91,445 households in Bengaluru since August 2023. This represents 46.65% of the total ₹20,632.77 crore spent on five guarantee schemes in the city.
Facts for Prelims
- FactGruha Jyothi scheme expenditure in Bengaluru: ₹9,625 crore
- FactGruha Lakshmi scheme expenditure in Bengaluru: ₹5,309.52 crore
- FactShakti scheme expenditure in Bengaluru: ₹3,963.61 crore
- FactAnna Bhagya scheme expenditure in Bengaluru: ₹1,672.14 crore
- FactYuva Nidhi scheme expenditure in Bengaluru: ₹62.50 crore
Prelims practice question
What was the total expenditure on the five guarantee schemes in Bengaluru as mentioned in the report?
- (a)₹18,340.60 crore
- (b)₹15,450.20 crore
- (c)₹22,890.15 crore
- (d)₹20,632.77 crore
Show answer
Answer: (d) ₹20,632.77 crore — The note states that ₹20,632.77 crore was the total spent on five guarantee schemes in the city.
For Mains
Q. Discuss the challenges in ensuring the integrity of large-scale direct benefit transfer (DBT) and subsidy schemes in urban local bodies.
Dimensions to cover in your answer
- Leakage prevention: Difficulty in identifying 'bogus' beneficiaries without robust real-time verification
- Fiscal pressure: High expenditure on free electricity and transport impacting municipal fiscal space
- Administrative overhead: Resource-intensive nature of door-to-door verification for large-scale urban populations
Keywords: Direct Benefit Transfer · Fiscal Leakage · Social Welfare Schemes · Beneficiary Verification · Urban Governance
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