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| Govt Deptts major power defaulters in Jammu and Kashmir | | Owes over 64 percent of total power dues to two Corporations | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 14: The domestic electricity consumers have to face brunt of power outages in Jammu and Kashmir, however, they are not the major power defaulters but the government departments which are otherwise getting round the clock power supply.
According to the latest data furnished by Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited and Kashmir Power Development Corporation, a total of Rs 9321.71 Crores of power dues are outstanding in Jammu and Kashmir. Out of this total amount, over 64 percent that is Rs 5935.04 Crores is outstanding against state as well as central government departments. Out of this total 5935.04 Crores, the state as well as central government departments have Rs 4070.84 Crores outstanding to Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited while only Rs 1864.20 Crores is pending to Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited.
The domestic consumers across Jammu and Kashmir province have an outstanding power tariff of Rs 1924.34 Crores out of which the domestic consumers of Jammu province have an outstanding power tariff of Rs 1095.95 Crores to JPDCL, while domestic consumers of Kashmir province have outstanding power tariff of Rs 828.39 to KPDCL.
Despite the fact that the outstanding power dues of domestic consumers is 1/3rd of the outstanding power dues of the government departments but the domestic consumers have to face brunt of power outages, whenever there demand of power supply increases during peak seasons but the government departments, which are the major power defaulters have been getting round the power supply.
Moreover, the industrial and commercial establishments of Jammu and Kashmir have a total of Rs 1462.33 Crores of outstanding power dues, out of which Rs 880.52 Crores is pending to Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited while Rs 581.81 Crores are outstanding with Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited.
Out of the total power dues of Rs 9321.71, outstanding to government departments, domestic consumers and commercial establishments, Rs 6047.31 is outstanding to Jammu Power Development Corporation, while Rs 3274.40 is outstanding to Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited.
“Time and again the government officials as well as politicians could be found criticizing the domestic consumers for alleged power pilferage but the data speaks something else as these government officials as well as politicians are the major defaulters as in the government departments, they used the power tariff but delay payment of power tariff”, an official said, adding that earlier also it had come to fore that many politicians across Jammu and Kashmir province had outstanding power dues to the tune of several lakhs of rupees. |
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