Special camps will be held under Deenbandhu Yojana in various localities of the city on August 20 to inform BPl card holder consumers about waiver of outstanding electricity bills.
At the office of Assistant Engineer North Division at Bairagarh Town Zone from 10 am to 3 pm information will be given about waiver of electricity bills till June 2013 to consumers of Pujashree Nagar, Airport Colony, Kailash Nagar, Bairagarh 1 & 2, Ford Phatak Road, CRP, Sainik Colony, T Ward, Halalpura bus stand area, Kumhar Mohalla, New A Ward, One-tree hill Road, Main Bazaar, Indira Nagar, Sanjay Nagar, Boodhakhera laxman Nirmal Nursery Compound, Vidyasagar Public School, Bhainsakheri, Bairagarh Kalan, Nai Basti etc. General Manager City Circle Anil Khatri has appealed to consumers to attend the camp and avail benefit of the scheme.
Notably, Deenbandhu Yojana has been launched to waive electricity bills as on June 30, 2013 outstanding against BPl consumers by Power Distribution Companies. The companies are waiving outstanding electricity bills of BPl consumers in areas under their jurisdictions. At camps, zero amount bills are also being issued to BPl consumers after waiving their outstanding bills. Appeal has been made to consumers who could not turn up at the office of Power Distribution Company so far to avail benefit of Deenbandhu Yojana. Consumers have been asked to get their bills upto June 2013 waived and pay their electricity bills regularly from July.
It is noteworthy that that Deenbandhu Yojana has been launched since June. Under it, electricity bills outstanding against BPl consumers as on June 30, 2013 are being waived. Under the scheme, State Government is bearing 50 per cent of outstanding due amount and full amount of surcharge is being waived. The consumers who have failed to get their bills waived have been urged to produce their card at the office of distribution centre.