Bengaluru, Feb. 25 -- The Karnataka government has reaffirmed that the subsidy for its flagship Gruha Jyothi scheme is being paid in advance to Electricity Supply Companies (ESCOMs), with no intention of collecting this amount from consumers, the Energy Ministry said in an official statement.

Energy Minister K J George provided this clarification after a departmental meeting at Belaku Bhavana on Monday.

"There is a misconception that ESCOMs have appealed to the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to recover the Gruha Jyothi subsidy from consumers if the government does not pay it in advance. The government has no such plan," he said.

"When the Gruha Jyothi scheme was announced, the government committed to providing free ...