Deputy Chief Minister K V SinghDeo reviews pending electricity dues on industries
Bhubaneswar(18/12/2024): Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha, Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment and Energy Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, chaired a review meeting focused on the recovery of pending electricity duties from industrial units.
The meeting thoroughly reviewed the outstanding arrears related to electricity duties, particularly those arising from industrial units' own generation and consumption of electricity.
Officials provided detailed insights into the reasons for these arrears. It was highlighted that the collection of pending electricity duties has been hindered due to several ongoing legal cases, particularly those pending in the High Court of Orissa and other legal forums, concerning exemptions from electricity duty. In response, Deputy CM Singhdeo, emphasized on recovery of pending electricity duties from industries.
The Deputy Chief Minister directed the Energy Department to take all necessary steps, in consultation with the Advocate General Odisha and the Advisor to the Energy Department, to expedite the resolution of these pending cases. The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary of the Energy department Vishal Dev, Sanjay Sen, the Advisor to the Energy Department, the EIC (Elect)-cum-PCEI Pyari Mohan Mishra, and other senior officials.
