Uttarakhand Government Departments Owe Rs 539 Crore in Power Dues, CM Orders Clearance Plan
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed officials to draw up a plan to clear Rs 539.61 crore in pending electricity bills owed by state government departments to UPCL.
Current Summary
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, chairing a review meeting of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited and Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited at the state secretariat, was informed that various government departments owe UPCL Rs 539.61 crore in pending electricity bills. He directed officials to develop an effective action plan to clear the dues and ordered release of the remaining roughly Rs 166 crore approved for the power department in the supplementary budget, to expedite related work and payments. The meeting also set priorities for converting smart meters installed in government offices and buildings to prepaid mode in the first phase, under the central Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. Dhami further directed action on payments for works carried out under various schemes and on availability of capital-works funds and pending dues under transfer schemes.
What We Know
- Government departments owe UPCL Rs 539.61 crore in electricity bills
- CM Dhami ordered an action plan for clearing the dues
- Roughly Rs 166 crore from the supplementary budget is to be released to the power department
- Government offices' smart meters are to be converted to prepaid mode in a first phase under RDSS
What Is Still Unclear
- Timeline for clearing the Rs 539.61 crore in dues
- Which specific departments owe the largest amounts
What Changed
- 29 Oct, 02:01 pmSignal detected: Uttarakhand Government Departments Owe Rs 539 Crore in Power Dues, CM Orders Clearance Plan