Federal Energy Minister Owais Ahmed Laghari has admitted that overbilling of crores of rupees is going on in the country. While giving a news conference in Islamabad, he said that those who are involved in theft should protest as much as they want. However, we believe that there are more than 20% of people involved in this work within our institutions. He said that our institution cannot afford, nor will anyone, to influence the remaining 80%, and use them to protect themselves, the people who benefit from the 20% theft, the officers, linemen, meter readers. And those consumers who are stealing, this Pakistan cannot bear their burden. Owais Leghari said that so many people are drowning the people's boat, now it is time that those who are stealing will be brought to justice. He said that the law is, if the electricity distribution companies straighten up within a month, they can fire such officers by inquiry, we have less electrical engineers sitting young, whom we include. Can not do it. The Federal Minister of Energy said that there are also dramas that 10, 10 months are needed for training, nothing is needed, within two months the new electrical engineer will be able to replace these thieves after receiving training. I have started assisting the Prime Minister of Home Affairs as per the order, I thank him. "We encourage them to act with more courage," he said. . Owais Laghari said that our poor zamindars who install tubewells, send them excessive bills, there is overbilling of crores of rupees. Unfortunately, today when I asked my ministry how many meters are defective in Pakistan at present, he said. that about 100,000 meters out of 3.5 million are defective, when I further asked that the rest are fine, the pictures of all the other meters are coming, he said that he does not know how many are coming, this Power Information Technology Company (PITC) will have to be asked. He said that we have so many gaps in this system, which we have to fix on an urgent basis. , go to each feeder and tell us yourself how many hooks are attached to the system, which are not coming under my control, and which I have not been able to remove. Federal Minister Tawanai said that overbilling will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Owais Leghari said that measures are being taken to improve the energy sector, and a plan is being drawn up to prevent electricity theft. In response to a question regarding privatization, Owais Leghari said that regarding the matter of privatization, we will make our preparations quickly, so that whatever the company has to do either through concession agreement or privatization, we will do it. Allah will make it happen, but it will depend on the market, whether there are 10 companies who buy at once? He said that 2 will be privatized first or 4, we will be in a position to put the program in front of you in the next 5 to 6 weeks. As far as we have, we have to try to improve them. Owais Laghari said that at present about 1900 billion rupees are to be received, the recovery of bills is increasing by about 200 billion rupees annually for all the distribution companies, these collections reached 1900 billion rupees. He said that it is very scary that we receive 3 thousand billion rupees from IESCO and 4 companies of Punjab and about 100 to 125 billion rupees we do not get, in other distribution companies we receive about 700 billion rupees and About 350 to 400 billion rupees are not received in terms of theft and non-recovery. He said that the revolving credit in the power sector will be around 2400, 2500 billion rupees.
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