ISLAMABAD-The federal authorities has developed a technique for the restoration of excellent electrical energy dues of lots of of billions of rupees from varied federal and provincial governments departments and has determined to deduct the quantity from the price range allocations of the involved defaulter departments.
The Ex-Wapda Distribution Corporations (XWDiscos) is not going to lower off connections for non-payment of electrical energy connections of defaulting authorities establishments, and as a substitute the excellent quantity shall be deducted from their budgets, official supply instructed The Nation. Below the technique, there shall be no want to chop off electrical energy meters of presidency places of work for non-payment as the quantity shall be robotically deducted from their budgets, stated the supply.
The provincial authorities shall be taken onboard, so they’ll deduct the quantities from the budgets of their respective departments, stated the supply. In keeping with the sources, the federal government departments and personal shoppers owe greater than Rs 1500 billion to XWDiscos. It’s price mentioning right here that as of September 2023 the receivables of only one Disco Islamabad Electrical Provide Firm towards the federal, provincial and Azad Kashmir governments have been Rs71.519 billion.
In keeping with the small print, Azad Kashmir authorities, federal, provincial authorities and semi-government establishments are electrical energy defaulters of IESCO of Rs71.519 billion. Azad Kashmir authorities has to pay Rs 60.706 billion for the electrical energy to IESCO whereas the federal authorities establishments must pay Rs10.276 billion and the provincial authorities establishments must pay Rs 538 tens of millions. The federal government establishments located in IESCO Islamabad circle owe Rs 7.948 billion, Rawalpindi metropolis circle Rs 1.372 billion, Rawalpindi Cantonment circle Rs 35.222 billion, Chakwal circle Rs 39 million, Attock circle Rs eight million and Jhelum circle Rs 27.218 billion, stated the spokesman. The AJK authorities owes the very best dues of Rs 60.706 billion, adopted by Defence Rs 3.140 billion, and Capital Growth Authority Rs 3.081 billion, in accordance the info accessible with The Nation. Pak Secretariat owes Rs 873 million, Prime Minister Secretariat Rs 62 million; Parliament Lodges Rs 119 million, hospital below federal authorities Rs 371 million, Chief Justice of Pakistan Rs 7 million, Islamabad Excessive Court docket Rs 10 million. Spokesman IESCO was contacted for the newest figures of the defaulters however he didn’t reply until the submitting of this report.