PSPCL is now becoming trendsetter; disconnecting own defaulter employees electricity connection
KI Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Patiala
Giving further momentum to its ongoing drive to get its pending electricity dues cleared, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has disconnected electricity connections of several PSPCL and PSTCL employees for failing to clear their pending electricity dues. A spokesman of PSPCL has advised employees to clear their electricity dues within two days, failing which their power connections will be disconnected on Monday.
A spokesman of PSPCL further said that in summer season Corporation has also started the drive against power theft from its own top brass, including the Directors, Chief Engineers, SE’s, XEN etc. by getting fixation of meter seals and shifting of meters outsides the premises.
Similarly, PSPCL has started recovery of the electricity bills from its own officials/employees, setting an example. The PSPCL spokesman said that survival of any department is on the inflow of the revenue and in case of default, the smooth functioning the of the Department is adversely affected.
Spokesman of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited disclosed that PSPCL has recovered an amount of Rs more than Rs 68 lakhs from its 3776 number of PSPCL and PSTCL employees on account of recovery of pending electricity bills within the state.
Spokesman further said that in the Amritsar Border Zone, an amount of Rs. 67,24,943 was pending from 3,620 PSPCL employees, PSPCL so far has recovered Rs. 45,31,813 from 3,327 Employees and 277 connections of PSPCL employees were disconnected. In the Bathinda West Zone, an amount of Rs. 48.81 lacs was pending from 330 PSPCL employees. Corporation has recovered Rs. 12.81 lacs from 185 Employees and 135 connections of West zone Corporation employees were disconnected.
In Ludhiana Central zone an amount of Rs. 12,61,000 is pending from 160 employees. In South Zone, an amount of Rs. 45,87,000 was pending from 622 PSPCL employees. PSPCL has so far recovered Rs 11,36,000 from 274 employees from December 01, 2019 to December 19, 2019 and 102 connections of PSPCL employees were disconnected.
In Jalandhar North Zone, an amount of Rs. 1,95,710 is pending from 21 employees. The electricity connection of one employee disconnected.
PSPCL CMD Er. Baldev Singh Sran has advised the PSPCL and PSTCL employees to be the role model and clear all their dues in a timely manner to set an example. He also appealed officials/employees of various government department to ensure timely payments of the electricity bills to avoid disconnection.
