Panaji: Power Minister Nilesh Cabral today said that State government departments are the top defaulters with total outstanding projected at Rs 125-Rs 140 crore.
Cabral told reporters that after going through the balance sheets of all the sub-divisions, it has been observed that the total of Rs 350 crore are outstanding from the power consumers that includes government agencies, individuals and private firms.
” Of this, about Rs 120-Rs 145 crores are due from various government departments, alone,” he said.
Minister said that from November, the Power department will file RRC- Revenue Recovery Certificate cases against those borrowers who have failed to clear their dues.
“We have already issued notice to several defaulters and the recovery process has started,” he said.
State Power department, earlier this week disconnected electricity supply of Panaji municipal market fro non-payment of Rs 5 crore dues, pending since 2003.
