Electricity bill in government establishment is Tk 1600 crore
More than Tk. 1,600 crores more than the electricity bill for the electricity bill due to various ministries and government organizations. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Planning has recommended that the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources should take necessary steps to get this payment.
This recommendation was made at a meeting of the committee held at the Parliament House on Monday.
According to the sources, six organizations are now supplying electricity to different areas of the country. Lightning system loss is gradually decreasing. Due to rising arrears. But the government has exceeded 1,664 crore owing to various institutions and ministries. This can not be done in arrears. In this, there is more to the local government departments. In the meeting, the electricity department said, a large portion of the remaining bill was to the City Corporation, Municipality, Union Parishad. These companies burn electricity lights on the road at night. That is why they spend more electricity. If these connections are disconnected, many roads will become dark, the suffering of the people will increase. So many electric power companies are not being disconnected.
Asked about the committee's member, Muhibur Rahman Manik, in the first light, the government ministries and government organizations paid more than Tk 1,660 crore for the electricity bill. The committee has not been satisfied with the interpretation of these payments, the committee was not satisfied with it. The committee has suggested to take more effective measures to get the due. He said, in the meeting, the electricity system loss came down by 5 percent from now to 12 percent now. The committee has asked to take necessary steps to reduce it further.
Committee chairman Abul Kalam Azad chaired the committee member Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Rafiqul Islam, Muhibur Rahman Manik, Md. Tajul Islam and Shamsul Huq Chowdhury took part in the meeting.
This recommendation was made at a meeting of the committee held at the Parliament House on Monday.
According to the sources, six organizations are now supplying electricity to different areas of the country. Lightning system loss is gradually decreasing. Due to rising arrears. But the government has exceeded 1,664 crore owing to various institutions and ministries. This can not be done in arrears. In this, there is more to the local government departments. In the meeting, the electricity department said, a large portion of the remaining bill was to the City Corporation, Municipality, Union Parishad. These companies burn electricity lights on the road at night. That is why they spend more electricity. If these connections are disconnected, many roads will become dark, the suffering of the people will increase. So many electric power companies are not being disconnected.
Asked about the committee's member, Muhibur Rahman Manik, in the first light, the government ministries and government organizations paid more than Tk 1,660 crore for the electricity bill. The committee has not been satisfied with the interpretation of these payments, the committee was not satisfied with it. The committee has suggested to take more effective measures to get the due. He said, in the meeting, the electricity system loss came down by 5 percent from now to 12 percent now. The committee has asked to take necessary steps to reduce it further.
Committee chairman Abul Kalam Azad chaired the committee member Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Rafiqul Islam, Muhibur Rahman Manik, Md. Tajul Islam and Shamsul Huq Chowdhury took part in the meeting.
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