22 govt departments owe Rs880.111m to IESCO

ISLAMABAD—Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has a total of Rs 880.111 million electricity dues against 22 Government, semi Government departments and autonomous bodies under the federal government.
According to IESCO-WAPDA press release issued here Saturday, Brig Shahbaz Azam, Chief Executive Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has decided to disconnect the electric connections of the defaulting departments by January 1, 2006.
However, the IESCO has advised all the concerned departments to clear their electricity dues latest by December 31 within banking hours in their own interest, to avoid disconnection of their electricity connection.
The departments having dues more than one million including the late payment surcharge (LPS) upto November 2005 are: GE Services Rawalpindi, Rs. 286.561+59.526M, Hospital Under Federal Government, Islamabad, Rs. 13.802+4.40IM, Ministry of Federal Education Rs. 5.305+0.518M, Ministry of Hajj & Auqaf, Rs.6.098+0.898M, Ministry Railway Rs. 6.541+0.029M, Ministry of Kashmir & Northern Areas Rs. 1.703+4.015M, Ministry of Health Rs.1.597-0.521M, Income Tax Rs.1.041+0.225M, PWD Rs. 41.637+4.015M, Chief Commissioner Islamabad, Rs.1.670+0.286M, Pak. Secretariat Rs, 15.214+.675M, Federal Police, Rs.14.619+1.842M, CDA Rs. 60.595+8.222M, Balochistan House, Rs.1.838+1.171M, Punjab police, Rs.3.817+0.820M, Health District Government Rs.1.684+0.031M, PTCL Rs. 6.771+0.910M, Cantt Board Rawalpindi Rs. 132.858+20.306M, Cantt Board Chaklala Rs. 109.766+15.477M, TMA Rawalpindi Rs. 34.550+1.417M, WASA Rawalpindi Rs. 1.632+0.637M, and Punjab Transport System 1.549+0.638M.—APP