Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) Monday started special camps to help people link their Aadhaar with service connection (electricity) numbers. The camps are being organised across 2,811 section offices of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and will be operational till December 31.
Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji Monday said of the total 2.5 crore electricity consumers with domestic connections, 15 lakh people have already linked their Aadhaar numbers. He added that linking Aadhaar helps the department maintain a proper record of government schemes, and subsidies and prevent loss.