Ten major industrial units of the State owed around Rs394 crore to the Energy Department of the State Government. Revenue Recovery Certificate (RRC) have been issued for recovery of Rs452.22 crore from 6,185 private producers and consumers till February 19, 2015, informed Chief Minister Raman Singh in Chhattisgarh Assembly on Thursday.
In a written reply to a question by Congress member Bhupesh Baghel, Singh stated the 10 major industrial units which had not been paid electricity bill include Jindal Steel and Power limited (Kharsiya Road, Raigarh) with dues of Rs114.14 crore, Monnet Ispat and Power (Mandir Hasoud, Raipur) Rs51.73 crore, Jindal Steel and Power limited (Kharsiya Road, Raigarh) Rs41.59 crore, Monnet Ispat and Power limited (Naharpali, Raigarh) Rs41.03 crore, Vandana Vidyut limited (Sirgitti, Bilaspur) Rs39.84 crore, Standard Chrome (Raigarh) Rs39.68 crore, KSK Mahanadi Power Company limited (Akaltara, Janjgir-Champa) Rs30 crore, Rajinder Steel (Siltara) Rs13.73 crore, Century Cement limited (Baikunth, Raipur) Rs13.46 crore and Jindal Power limited (Tamnar, Raigarh) Rs8.92 crore.
Reminders were sent by administration from time to time for recovery of the pending amounts, Singh stated.