Defaulters face mass disconnection in Jabalpur

Time of India

2 days ago

Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company launched a disconnection drive in Jabalpur, severing nearly 8,000 domestic electricity connections over the past three days.
The action targets over 71,000 consumers, who had previously availed benefits under the then govt's pre-poll and post-Covid electricity bill suspension scheme but defaulted on their dues even after their old arrears were stalled.
According to city superintending engineer Sanjay Arora, the govt suspended electricity bill payments between May 2020 and Aug 2023 as a relief measure during the pandemic. Approximately 81,201 domestic consumers in Jabalpur city benefited from this suspension, resulting in pending dues amounting to Rs 24.94 crore.
Of these, 7,151 consumers have continued to default on payments since Sept 2023 and have not made any payments to date, Arora stated.
The disconnection drive commenced on July 23, targeting such defaulters. On the first day, 474 connections were physically disconnected. On the second day, remote disconnection was carried out for 3,629 smart meter users. On the third day, over 3,800 connections were disconnected both physically and remotely, he added.
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Among those disconnected, around 4,700 consumers had not cleared their bills even after the end of the Covid relief period. The remaining defaulters include approximately 3,300 regular domestic consumers, who have not paid their dues for months. The company has warned that the disconnection drive will continue until significant recovery is made from defaulters.