Govt to act against those responsible for excessive billing: PM Nawaz: ISLAMABAD: During a federal cabinet meeting on Friday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the government would take action against those responsible for excessive billing in electricity dues, sources told Dawn. The premiers remarks came after Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Energy Musadiq Malik put before the government a comprehensive audit report on over-billing in electricity dues. The prime minister rejected the report and directed concerned officials to present a new audit before the cabinet in a weeks time. The premier also directed officials to address consumers complaints at the earliest and also hinted at compensating their dues in case of over-billing. Also read: Massive over-billing by power companies The meeting of the federal cabinet is still underway in Islamabad with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the chair. The cabinet is also reviewing the performance of three federal ministries and their respective ministers which include Minister for Petroleum Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal and Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique. Todays directive comes as power distribution companies, in the month of September, charged excessive electricity costs from consumers. However, following a public outcry, the federal government announced an investigation into the matter. More on this: Attorney general, Nepra issued notices in overbilling case
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:15:13 +0000
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