A message circulating widely on messaging apps claims that the state's free electricity scheme for households using under 100 units a month will end this month. This claim is false.

The state energy department confirmed to Bhadko that the scheme continues unchanged, with no scheduled end date. The department said it has not issued any circular matching the one being shared.

The forwarded message uses an official-looking letterhead but does not match the format the department uses for genuine notices, which are published on its website and gazette.