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"Payment of bills has always been a major problem for the ZP schools. A decision was made to clear the power dues of the schools from the collected amount. "In the past couple of years, none of the people's representatives have come forward to help restore the power supply to these model schools," said an education official. "The young IAS officer said she has been working to tackle the issue of power bills and was optimistic about resolving the issue at the earliest. Out of the 2,000-odd schools run by the zilla parishad in the district, 150 are model schools.Aurangabad ZP CEO Pavneet Kaur said, "It was a very kind gesture by the MSEDCL staff to contribute for the outstanding electricity bills and ensuring that the power supply is resumed at these 35 model schools..