Various Government departments and corporations have owed the State Government electricity dues amounting to Rs 415,19,95,871 by September 2019.
Energy Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Friday.
According to data furnished by the Minister, departments and corporations area under the Cesu area are to pay electricity dues of Rs 75,43,30,184.30 and such dues pending under the Southco, Wesco and the Nesco are Rs 112,94,09,195.66, Rs 109,37,65,000 and Rs117,44,91,491.51, respectively.
The Minister stated that the pending dues are being collected from different departments regularly and disconnection notice is being served to those who are failing to pay dues as per the OERC norms.
