Power bills worth Rs 6,862.27 cr pending in Haryana
The electricity bills amounting to a whopping Rs 6862.27 crore has not been paid to the Haryana Power Discoms by the consumers including domestic, agriculture and commercial sector and even government-owned bodies.
The outstanding bill against various categories of power consumers have increased from Rs 5295.74 crore in 2019-20 to Rs 6862.27 crore in 2020-21 (as on December 2020), as per the State Government’s data.
The financial crisis hitting various sectors due to the COVID-19 lockdown last year is seen as a major factor for sharp rise in defaulting amount in the state.
The highest amount of pending electricity bills are of domestic consumers standing at Rs 4484.37 crore, an increase from Rs 3605.36 crore in 2019-20.
