The AP Handlooms and Textiles Department says a government order provides free power up to 200 units per month for handloom-weaver households and up to 500 units for powerloom units, implemented from 1 April 2026. These are separate categories with separate monthly ceilings. The benefit aims to reduce production or household cost for a traditional industry facing competition and working-capital pressure. It does not mean unlimited free power or coverage for all domestic consumers.

The department also lists a weaver pension under NTR Bharosa and a cooperative thrift-fund scheme. Pension, power support and cooperative credit solve different problems: income security, running cost and finance. A weaver may qualify for one and not another under different records. Do not add the ceiling of 200 and 500 units into a fictional combined entitlement.

For verification, identify the meter, consumer category and occupancy or unit record specified by the order. The government's energy department may compensate the distribution company, so the benefit can appear in power-sector finance rather than in a handloom-only cash line.

Worked example: Electricity support for specified handloom or powerloom units is expressed as a monthly unit limit in the department source. A 'unit' here means energy consumption, not a weaving unit or a household count. A loom operator must still meet the category and connection conditions. Do not generalise the concession to every consumer or multiply the unit limit by an unsupported number of beneficiaries.

Active recall: Match 200 and 500 units to the correct beneficiary types. Explain the fiscal path of an electricity subsidy.