Discom ask IMC to clear dues through electronic transfer

  • | Tuesday | 27th June, 2017

Indore: Officials of discom MPPKVVCL have asked Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) to clear its dues through electronic or online fund transfers. "A 15-day deadline has been given to the civic body to clear all dues," said officials.The matter came to light when discom officials conducted an audit of its dues and recovery. "Despite several attempts and communication, the civic body did not clear bills due to which we had to issue a notice to the civic body," said discom superintendent engineer Subroto Rai.He said that the discom has asked the civic body to clear its dues through electronic payment systems like RTGS (real time gross settlement) or NEFT (national electronic funds transfer). Officials said that similar action has been initiated against consumers who have not cleared their bills despite repeated reminders. Besides it also targets domestic consumers whose payments were made through cheques and later declined by the bank due to incorrect information.

Indore: Officials of discom MPPKVVCL have asked Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) to clear its dues through electronic or online fund transfers. Earlier, the former had issued notices to the civic body for defaults in paying electricity bills.The notices were issued by the discom against IMC under section 138 (dishonour of cheque over insufficient funds in the account) of the Negotiable Instruments Act after payments made by IMC through cheques were declined by the bank.Discom officials said that a total of around Rs 90 lakh is due from the IMC. "Despite several attempts and communication, the civic body did not clear bills due to which we had to issue a notice to the civic body," said discom superintendent engineer Subroto Rai.He said that the discom has asked the civic body to clear its dues through electronic payment systems like RTGS (real time gross settlement) or NEFT (national electronic funds transfer). "This will create a bit of trouble for us as we will not be able to segregate the payment. But we do not have any other option as their payments made through cheques were declined and this has resulted in an additional burden on the discom regarding recovering targets," said Rai.On Monday, the discom received around Rs 30 lakh for power consumption from street light and water supply. "A 15-day deadline has been given to the civic body to clear all dues," said officials.The matter came to light when discom officials conducted an audit of its dues and recovery. Besides it also targets domestic consumers whose payments were made through cheques and later declined by the bank due to incorrect information. In most cases we found that consumers intentionally mentioned false information like incorrect service numbers or recipient's name while paying the bills. Officials said that similar action has been initiated against consumers who have not cleared their bills despite repeated reminders.

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