India, June 20 -- Only voters whose names are in the electoral roll will be beneficiaries of government schemes, Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar said on Friday, but directed officials that no eligible beneficiary is deprived of benefits.

During a review meeting at the Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said access to one of the state government's five guarantees - Gruha Jyothi - would now be restricted to registered voters and urged citizens to ensure their names are not removed during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The "Gruha Jyothi" scheme offers 200 units of electricity free to every household.

"Only voters whose names are in the electoral roll will be beneficiaries of government schemes. Therefore, ...