Summary:
From 2012-13 onward the recovery after detecting power thefts was Rs 19.42 crore, in 2013- 14 it was Rs 13.09 crore; Rs 13.96 crore in 2014- 15; in 2015-16 it was Rs 18.12 crore; Rs 18.62 crore in 2016-17 and Rs 31.82 crore in 2017-18. The informants were given cash awards to the tune of Rs 7.65 lakh in first years, it increased to Rs 37.54 lakh in 2014, Rs 16.04 lakh in 2015, Rs 16.48 lakh in 2016, Rs 25.55 lakh in 2017 and Rs 24.31 lakh in 2018. The power distribution company has mopped up Rs 123 crore from the power thieves towards penalty. The information shared by MSEDCL also reveals that in 2017-18 the number of power theft cases showed a sharp decline. The period of detection of power theft cases is from 2012..