Senate Wants an End to Free Electricity for Employees of Power Companies

[miafridi]

A Senate body on Wednesday demanded the government to stop providing free electricity to the workers of power companies across the country.

The Senate Standing Committee on Power, chaired by Senator Fida Mohammad was informed that millions of free units are granted to the workers and officials of Water and Power Development Authority, distribution companies (Discos), and generation companies (Gencos) every year.

“About 391 million electricity units were provided free of cost to the 198,222 employees of the Water and Power Development Authority, distribution companies (Discos), and generation companies (Gencos) during fiscal 2018-19. The total cost of these free units was estimated at Rs. 5.26 billion,” officials of the power division apprised the committee.

The committee recommended the Power Division replace the existing practice of giving free units with remunerations in their salaries.

To this, the additional secretary of the Power Division said that employees will take the monetary benefits without giving up electricity theft.

“How would the system be improved then?” Will angels descend to improve it,” the Senate body chairman snapped at the secretary.

“In the current situation, only angels can improve the system,” the secretary responded.

Senator Fida Mohammad said that employees of power companies steal more electricity than the public. He directed the additional secretary to devise a mechanism to keep a check on power theft.


https://propakistani.pk/2021/09/16/...electricity-for-employees-of-power-companies/

 

[Wake up Pak]

Yes, it is a good decision, at the same token all the perks and privileges should be taken away from all the parliamentarians.,

 

[Citizen X]

Why do they have it free in the first place!

 

[mskhan]

A Senate body on Wednesday demanded the government to stop providing free electricity to the workers of power companies across the country.

The Senate Standing Committee on Power, chaired by Senator Fida Mohammad was informed that millions of free units are granted to the workers and officials of Water and Power Development Authority, distribution companies (Discos), and generation companies (Gencos) every year.

“About 391 million electricity units were provided free of cost to the 198,222 employees of the Water and Power Development Authority, distribution companies (Discos), and generation companies (Gencos) during fiscal 2018-19. The total cost of these free units was estimated at Rs. 5.26 billion,” officials of the power division apprised the committee.

The committee recommended the Power Division replace the existing practice of giving free units with remunerations in their salaries.

To this, the additional secretary of the Power Division said that employees will take the monetary benefits without giving up electricity theft.

“How would the system be improved then?” Will angels descend to improve it,” the Senate body chairman snapped at the secretary.

“In the current situation, only angels can improve the system,” the secretary responded.

Senator Fida Mohammad said that employees of power companies steal more electricity than the public. He directed the additional secretary to devise a mechanism to keep a check on power theft.


https://propakistani.pk/2021/09/16/...electricity-for-employees-of-power-companies/

This will be an incredible move, it is urgently needed, and will help a lot with reducing circular debt

 

[mskhan]

Why do they have it free in the first place!

Pakistan init,

 

[Citizen X]

Pakistan init,

And I can bet you that these haramis then give out lines to their neighbours and charge them a fixed amount for it as well. Asay ho hi nahi sakta Pakistani ho, chance milay aur 2 numbri naa kare.

 

[Jazbaati]

Pakistan init,

No employee has that kind of benefit in the West. At most they may get an employee discount of 10-15%.
In Pakistan there are alot of perks for many Government jobs but I think the free electricity should be replaced by a discount scheme. Totally abolishing the perk will probably result in most employees taking the illegal route of bypassing meters, etc.

 

[concern_paki]

These perks are not available in the most developed countries to the employees, why in Pakistan, subsidies must be allocated to the people who cannot afford necessary things

 

[Masud Rajaa]

good decision

 

[Citizen X]

In Pakistan there are alot of perks for many Government jobs

Kuch zururat se hi ziyada. First of all these fuckers are all hudd haram and barely do any work, while in service full ayaashi, retirement ke baad aur bhi ziyada aayashi.

Something needs to be done to shed all this extra weight.

 

[Shareef]

This unfair practice has continued for too long. Wapda employees grossly misuse the facility and waste huge chunk of National electricity. Well done Senate to recommend it's abolition. Hope it is acted upon.