A ninety-year-old woman, living in a tiny shed at Bhagya Nagar here, has been in shock for receiving more than Rs one lakh electricity bill. Girijamma has got Rs 1,03, 315 bill, though there are only two bulbs in the shed.
The government has provided a power connection under the Bhagya Jyoti scheme to the woman who has been living with her son in the shed. The woman used to get Rs 70 to Rs 80 monthly electricity bill as she is getting 18 units of free power supply under the scheme. She claimed the monthly bill has increased up to Rs 20 thousand after GESCOM officials installed a meter six months ago.
