Punjab State Power Corp clears outstanding arrears of electricity bills worth Rs 77.4 crore

Chandigarh, October 22

On the directives of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) has till date cleared the outstanding arrears of electricity bills worth Rs 77.37 crore of 96,911 domestic consumers having load up to two kilowatts.

A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said these consumers are from five zones across the state — border zone (comprising suburban Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, City Amritsar circles); central zone (East Ludhiana, West Ludhiana, Khanna, sub-urban Ludhiana); north zone (Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr); south zone (Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Ropar, Mohali); and west zone (Bathinda, Ferozepur, Faridkot, Muktsar).

The zones have as many as 15.85 lakh beneficiaries with a total outstanding liability of Rs 1,505 crore. Out of this, the outstanding arrears worth Rs 77.37 crore have been waived so far.

Last month, the Channi-led Government had announced to waive power bills of those having electricity connection of up to two kilowatt. PTI