Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh on Monday informed the State Assembly that about Rs 100 crore electricity bill payment remains to be recovered from Raigarh district itself, of which, Rs 1.25 crore is to be recovered from government offices and Rs 44.67 crore from industries.
In a written reply to a question raised by Congress member Umesh Patel, the chief minister informed the House that in Raigarh district, Rs Rs 79 crore is to be recovered from private domestic consumers, Rs 6.56 crore from private non-domestic consumers and Rs 4.40 crore from other consumers, as on December 31. 2013. Rs 7.74 crore is remains due from agriculture pump operators.
Singh said that out of the 25 government departments on which dues are to be recovered, highest is Rs 56.17 lakh on Health department, Rs 41.82 lakh on School, Higher and Technical Education, Rs 22.63 lakh on Revenue Department, Rs 18.41 lakh on Police department, Rs 13 lakh on Tribal Welfare, Rs 6.65 lakh on Forest, Rs 5 lakh on Panchayat and Rural Development, Rs 5 lakh on Veterinary and Rs 5.47 lakh on Irrigation. Among the Central government departments, Rs 5.63 lakh is to be recovered from Railway, Rs 80,962 from Income Tax, Rs 35,697 from Telecommunication department.
Similarly, thousands and lakhs of rupees have to be recovered from other departments also.