Bhubaneswar, December 3: Dues amounting to Rs 6,956.93 crore are pending from power consumers in the State. Domestic consumers are the biggest defaulters, with Rs 6,558 crore pending, followed by industrial and commercial consumers who owe power distribution companies (DISCOMS) Rs 398.93 crore.
The information was provided by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, who holds the Energy portfolio, in a written reply in the State Assembly in response to a question from Congress MLA Ram Chandra Kadam on Wednesday.
The Minister informed the House that the four DISCOMS - TPCODL, TPNCODL, TPSODL and TPWODCL - have been taking several measures to collect the dues from the defaulters. The measures include door-to-door campaign, holding special camps, disconnection of power supply, online payment system and conducting street plays to make people aware on timely payment and clearing electricity dues.
As per the date provided by the Deputy Chief Minister domestic consumers constitute the majority of default cases in the billing system, contributing nearly 95 per cent of the total outstanding amount in the State.
