BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government has stepped up its crackdown on consumers with long-pending electricity dues, with the Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company intensifying a statewide recovery drive against major defaulters.
As part of the campaign, five arms licence holders in Datia district have faced action for allegedly failing to clear their electricity dues despite repeated notices. Acting on the directions of Rishi Garg, Managing Director of Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company, the company’s Datia circle submitted a proposal to the district administration seeking action against the defaulters.
Based on the proposal submitted by the company’s Datia circle General Manager, Dharmendra Kaushik, the Collector and District Magistrate, Swapnil Bankhade, suspended the arms licences of five defaulters with immediate effect. The administration has also directed them to deposit their arms and ammunition at the respective police stations.
According to the order issued by the Collector’s office, the action was taken against Radheyshyam, Arvind Kumar Yadav, Manohar Kushwaha, Badri Prasad and Ashok Shrivastava. The administration said the defaulters had failed to pay their electricity dues for a prolonged period despite being served show-cause notices.
The action is part of the company’s wider campaign to recover long-pending electricity dues across Madhya Pradesh. The company has been coordinating with district administrations to take action against major and persistent defaulters in accordance with the law.
In Datia, action has previously been initiated against around 200 arms licence holders over outstanding electricity bills. Following the action, 73 defaulters cleared their dues, resulting in recovery of nearly Rs 1 crore.
MD Garg said the recovery campaign was aimed not only at improving revenue collection but also at encouraging consumers to discharge their responsibility of paying electricity bills on time.
He said timely payment of dues was essential for the smooth functioning of the power distribution system and for providing reliable and uninterrupted electricity services to consumers.
The company has appealed to consumers across the state to clear their electricity bills on time and cautioned that administrative and legal action would continue against large and long-term defaulters.