Surya Ghar : Missing the Wood for the Trees ?

 On the portal , in the REGISTRATION FORM , an applicant is asked to provide following data :

Select your State
Electric Distri. Co
Electric Consumer No
Mobile Number
E Mail Id

DISCOMs already have this data for each and every consumers ( look up any monthly Electricity Bill of any DISCOM )
Why ask this data from an applicant ?
In fact, why ask ANY ONE to “ apply “ in the first place ? To me, it seems totally UNNECESSARY
Every DISCOM has an elaborate DAABASE of its consumers . In matter of seconds , a search will produce a list of those consumers whose last 12 months average consumption was LESS THAN 300 UNITS
And since full address of each consumer is also available with the DISCOM , it can tabulate for each building :
Ø  Which ( and how many ) consumers are ELIGIBLE for the scheme
Ø  Which are NOT ELIGIBLE
All that DISCOM has to do is to send out appropriately worded E Mail ( Scheme / Purpose / Funding / Eligibility Criteria / Benefits /  Obligations etc ) to the eligible consumers, requesting them to click :
#  Yes , I am interested to avail of this scheme. Please send someone to my residence to conduct FEASIBILITY study
#  No , I am not interested

If a consumer does not have an email id , then a printed letter can be sent through post, along with next monthly bill and the customer can be advised about the letter through SMS / Whatsapp ( I presume that all customers have mobile phones )

Dear Shri Narendrabhai ,
Only yesterday , while addressing the Global Summit , you spoke about leveraging technology to effect changes
Surya Ghar Yojana is a shining example of that proclamation
Implementing my suggestions will make this yojana , a BENCHMARK for GLOBAL SOUTH

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.HemenParekh.ai /  15 Feb 2024