Punjab authorities provides main aid to energy defaulter shoppers
OTS launched to clear arrears of electrical energy payments
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has introduced to introduce a one-time settlement scheme (OTS) for shoppers who’ve defaulted the electrical energy payments or their energy connections had been disconnected amid monetary constraints.
The Chief Minister stated that the scheme will proceed for all classes of shoppers particularly industrial shoppers for 3 months. He stated that giving a golden alternative to all classes of PSPCL shoppers, particularly industrial shoppers, whose connections had been disconnected following non-clearance of energy payments or economical compulsions, the OTS has been launched for 3 months. Bhagwant Mann stated that the curiosity on delayed fee of pending dues of payments underneath OTS can be charged at a easy fee of 9 per cent.
The Chief Minister stated that no fastened fees might be charged if the interval of connection addition from the date of disconnection is six months or much less. Bhagwant Mann stated that if the interval of reconnecting the facility connection from the date of disconnection is six months or extra, then the fastened fees might be charged just for six months. He stated that in a brand new initiative to facilitate the shoppers, the steadiness quantity underneath the scheme now may very well be deposited in 4 installments inside a 12 months.
The Chief Minister stated that curiosity was charged on the fee of 18 per cent compounded on late fee on the excellent defaulting quantity of the payments and full-time fastened fees had been charged from the date of disconnection to the interval of connecting the connection, which has now been utterly waived off. He stated that it’s a landmark initiative geared toward giving a significant aid to the folks. Bhagwant Mann requested the folks to take full benefit of the scheme launched in bigger public curiosity.