Avail benefit of power bill waiver scheme: DC
- October 25, 2021
- Updated: 12:21 am
DW BUREAU / PATIALA
Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Hans has appealed to the power consumers having domestic load upto 2 Kw to avail outstanding electricity bill waiver scheme launched by Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, by approaching nearby power distribution sub
division offices.
the further details Sandeep Hans said that the Punjab government and District Administration have made this process easy in coordination with Powercom to extend the benefit of the scheme to each and every consumer barring any category.
The consumers not only can avail the waiver of outstanding amount rather their disconnected power connections due to defaulting amount, would also be restored, said, the deputy commissioner.
He said that as per the instructions of Punjab Government, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited has been organizing these releif cum facilitation camps in its all 38 sub-divisions falling in Patiala district to extend the benefit of this scheme to the lower level. He said that the power consumers in these camps were reaching in large numbers to get their electricity bills waived.
He appealed the consumers having domestic load up to 2 Kw to approach their nearby powercom office to avail the benefits immediately, if they have not done so, so far.
The Deputy Commissioner said that the beneficiary consumer needs to take only his current electricity bill or previous electricity bill with him/her to the Powercom office and he/she has to fill only one form to avail the benefit of Punjab Government's electricity bill waiver scheme. After this, his outstanding electricity bill would be paid by the Punjab Government and his outstanding electricity bill would be waived.
Meanwhile, Ravinder Singh Saini, Chief Engineer, Punjab State Power Corporation, South Circle, added that all the offices of the power corporation were making continuous efforts to provide the benefits of the scheme of Punjab government to the consumers with approved domestic load of up to 2 KW. He exhorted the consumers to approach these camps or the nearby Powercom offices to get benefitted.
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