Karnataka Government Eases Electricity Connection Rules by Waiving Occupancy Certificate
The Karnataka government has issued an official order exempting the requirement of an Occupancy Certificate (OC) for obtaining electricity connections, following an announcement by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar after a Cabinet meeting on Saturday.
The exemption applies to residential buildings with ground floor plus three storeys, or those with parking facility plus four floors, on plots measuring up to 2,400 square feet (with a 20% variation limit) within the jurisdiction of the Greater Bengaluru Authority, municipal corporations, urban local bodies, and gram panchayats in the state.
This is a one-time measure, allowing applications for permanent electricity connections to be made within 15 days from the date of issuance of the order. It is applicable to cases where an application for a permanent electricity connection was submitted, or a building was constructed after obtaining a temporary electricity connection, by May 31, 2026, as well as to buildings completed without any electricity connection.
Additionally, the order exempts houses inhabited by farmers in rural areas, farmhouses, structures for storing agricultural equipment, cattle sheds, and silkworm-rearing houses from obtaining a possession certificate for electricity connections.
