Gruha Jyothi: free household electricity up to 200 units
What you need for a "zero" household electricity bill under Gruha Jyothi, and where to get your details corrected if it does not come.
About this guidePending verification
Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: Families in Telangana with a white ration card who use up to 200 units of electricity a month at home.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
We show only what your answers need.
- Does your family have a white ration card (food security card)?
- Does your home use 200 units of electricity or less a month?
- Where are you now?
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
This route does not apply to your situation
As the government announced it, Gruha Jyothi is for families with a white ration card.
→ If your family qualifies, apply for a food security card first.
Sources: 4
This route does not apply to your situation
As the government announced it, Gruha Jyothi is for homes using electricity only for household needs, up to 200 units a month.
→ If you think this is wrong, ask at the Praja Palana Seva Kendram at the MPDO office why. If that does not settle it, complain on Prajavani.
Sources: 4, 1, 6, 7, 8, 2, 3
2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
Details
Sources: 4, 6
Details
If you have no Aadhaar number yet: your Aadhaar enrolment slip, plus one of: bank or post office passbook with photo, PAN card, passport, ration card, voter ID, MGNREGA card, Kisan photo passbook, driving licence, or a photo identity certificate from a Gazetted Officer or Tahsildar
Sources: 1
Details
Sources: 4
Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: My bill already comes as zero
Check your electricity bill each month: eligible homes get a "zero" bill.
As long as it is zero, you need do nothing more.
Sources: 2, 4, 3, 5
- Do this nowIf: I applied in Praja Palana, but the bill is not zero
Take your ration card, Aadhaar card and an electricity bill to the Praja Palana Seva Kendram at the MPDO office, or to an electricity bill collection centre.
Check the ration card, Aadhaar, service connection and mobile numbers in your application, and have any mistake corrected.
Not confirmed
We could not confirm which office makes corrections now in your area, especially in towns: the Praja Palana website did not open on 30 October 2026. Ask at the MPDO or municipal office.
Sources: 4, 6, 7
- Do this nowIf: I have not applied
Go to the counter at your mandal's MPDO or Tahsildar office and apply for Gruha Jyothi.
Not confirmed
In February 2024 the Chief Minister asked for counters at MPDO and Tahsildar offices to take applications at any time from people who had not applied in Praja Palana. We could not confirm that they still work, which form they use, or where the counter is in a town or in Hyderabad. Ask at the MPDO or municipal office first.
Sources: 4
- Do this nowIf: I applied in Praja Palana, but the bill is not zero / I have not applied
If asked, prove who you are with Aadhaar: fingerprint; if that fails, iris or face; failing that, an Aadhaar OTP.
Sources: 1
- Do this nowIf: I applied in Praja Palana, but the bill is not zero / I have not applied
After the correction or the application, check whether your next bills come as zero.
Not confirmed
The 2024 press release says those who correct their details get the scheme from the next month. We found no official word on when it starts for a new application.
Sources: 4
If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedIf you are told you are not eligible, ask at the Praja Palana Seva Kendram why.
If you are told you are not eligible, ask at the Praja Palana Seva Kendram why. If you think it is wrong, complain on Prajavani online, or at your District Collectorate's grievance day (Prajavani; in the districts whose pages we read, held on Mondays).
Prajavani (the government's grievance system) · Open the official page
Sources: 6, 8, 9, 10
If it is lateIf the next bill is still not zero after your details were corrected, ask again at the Praja Palana Seva Kendram.
If the next bill is still not zero after your details were corrected, ask again at the Praja Palana Seva Kendram. If it still does not come, complain on Prajavani.
Prajavani (the government's grievance system) · Open the official page
Sources: 4, 6, 8, 9, 10
AlsoIf your fingerprint does not match, you are to be checked by iris or face, and failing that by an Aadhaar OTP.
If your fingerprint does not match, you are to be checked by iris or face, and failing that by an Aadhaar OTP. If none of these works, the order says the benefit can be given on your Aadhaar letter, checked by its QR code. Tell the official about this order (G.O.Ms.No.6 of 16.02.2024).
The office taking your application
Sources: 1
Official websites for this work
- Prajavani (Telangana) Complain to the state government
Related guides
The 10 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- G.O.Ms.No.6, 16-02-2024: Notification for requirement of Aadhaar authentication of beneficiaries under the Gruha Jyoti scheme as per Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016Energy (Power.I) Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Notification paras 2–3 (the scheme: free electricity up to 200 units for domestic households, through the DISCOMs), 5(1)–(3) (Aadhaar proof or authentication; enrolment; documents till Aadhaar is assigned), 7 (iris or face, OTP, QR code when authentication fails). Found on goir.telangana.gov.in by department Energy, type MS, year 2024 (16-02-2024) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Rt.No.14, 14-03-2024: Sanction of Rs.200 crore to TSDISCOMs towards Gruha Jyothi Scheme subsidy for extending free electricity up to 200 units per month for eligible domestic households for March 2024 – for zero bills issued w.e.f. 1.3.24Energy (Budget) Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Abstract and para 3 (zero bills from 1 March 2024; up to 200 units a month for eligible domestic households). Found on goir.telangana.gov.in by department Energy, dates 01/02/2024 to 31/03/2024 (14-03-2024) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Rt.No.09, 15.04.2026: Sanction of Rs.2080,38,74,000 to TGDISCOMs towards the subsidy of Gruha Jyothi Scheme for providing free electricity up to 200 units per month for domestic households for the financial year 2026-27Energy (Budget.A2) Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Reference 1 (the scheme order: G.O. No.7, Energy (Power-I) Dept., 26.02.2024) and para 3 (the scheme for 2026-27). Found on goir.telangana.gov.in by searching "Gruha" (15-04-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- State Government ready to implement two more Guarantees (press release on Gruha Jyothi and the Rs 500 cooking gas cylinder)Government of Telangana (Telangana State Portal, TG Digital Media), Paragraphs on the Rs 500 cylinder (all eligible Praja Palana applicants; paying Rs 500 only), Gruha Jyothi (white ration card, under 200 units a month for domestic use, zero bills), corrections at electricity bill collection and service centres, regular counters at MPDO and Tahsildar offices (22-02-2024) · read on 30-10-2026
- Hon'ble CM Sri A. Revanth Reddy participated in Telangana Praja Palana Dinotsavam 2026 celebrations at Public Gardens, HyderabadGovernment of Telangana (Telangana State Portal, TG Digital Media), Chief Minister's speech: free bus travel under Mahalakshmi, 200 units of free power under Gruha Jyothi, the Rs 500 cooking gas cylinder (all continuing) (17-09-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Project: Abhaya Hastam, PrajapalanaCentre for Good Governance, Government of Telangana, Seva Kendras: corrections and updates for Maha Lakshmi and Gruha Jyothi (applicant search; updating mobile, ration card and Aadhaar numbers) · read on 30-10-2026
- Maha Lakshmi Scheme (district scheme page, last updated 09/05/2025)Wanaparthy District Administration, Government of Telangana, Eligibility Criteria (free bus travel with a valid Aadhaar card); Documents Required; How To Apply (Praja Palana Seva Kendram at the MPDO office) (09-05-2025) · read on 30-10-2026
- Prajavani at Praja Bhavan, effective Grievance Redressal SystemCentre for Good Governance, Government of Telangana, Project brief; online submission; Prajavani at District Collectorates · read on 30-10-2026
- Grievance Day (Every Monday)Nalgonda District Administration, Government of Telangana · read on 30-10-2026
- How to lodge a Grievance?Warangal District Administration, Government of Telangana, PRAJAVANI, an online grievance redressal system · read on 30-10-2026