JK power dept yet to recover over Rs 1300 cr due

The PHE department’s dues are till end of August this year,they said,adding that Rs 332.15 crore arrears are outstanding in Jammu division and Rs 61.56 crore in Kashmir division. The department uses the electricity for supplying drinking water to consumers in the state.

The arrears of other state departments stand at a cumulative Rs 233.07 crore. Security forces including army also have an outstanding payment of Rs 21.30 crore. An amount of Rs 53.71 crore is due from municipal corporations and municipal committees on account of electricity usage for public lighting,they said. The central government institutions have to pay Rs 21.20 crore towards the PDD as electricity usage arrears. Similarly,commercial and industrial units in the state have an outstanding of Rs 108 crore and figures of domestic consumers stand at Rs 238.15 crore. The arrears have accumulated over years as there is no provision for electricity dues in the budgeting process of various government run departments,they said.