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Although there is a legal provision that if the electricity tariff is not paid for two months after the meter reading, some government offices in Rukum West have been using electricity without paying the tariff for years.
According to Nepal Electricity Authority Rukum West Distribution Center, it is said that a total of 19 lakh 97 thousand rupees has yet to be collected in the district.
Birman Raskoti, the head of the distribution center, said that since the year 2073 when the distribution center was established in the former Rukum (now Rukum West), most of the government offices have not paid the electricity bill.
I can't tell you the name of the office right now. But most of the municipalities and ward offices and the schools under them and some union and state offices are not paying the fee," he said, "Though the line should be cut according to the rules, it has not been done so far considering the practical aspects. But it doesn't work like this all the time.
In Article 10 of the 'Electricity Tariff Collection Regulations' issued by the Nepal Electricity Authority in 2077, it is clearly written that 'if the electricity tariff is not paid by the 60th day after the meter reading, the line will be disconnected at any time without notice'. According to this, people's lines have also been cut, but in government offices, this rule has not been implemented for years under various pretexts.
Admitting that the office has not yet gone to X, Raskoti, the head of the distribution center, promised to do so as per the rules. "Now oral and written information is being given. If this is not done, the line will be cut," he said. After this, 25 percent penalty will be charged on the outstanding balance.
A consumer, who did not want to give his name, expressed his anger saying that if they delay paying the bill for two months, the line will be cut immediately, but those who have power and access are doing it arbitrarily. He said, "The rule here is that only people like us will be affected." They don't dare to cross the lines of those who have built dignity. Katiha also joins immediately.'
In the latest episode, Raskoti, the head of the distribution center, said that the problem is with the office rather than the individual. Admitting that practical aspects have been taken into account as there will be problems in the service delivery of the office when the line is cut, he clarified that the line has not been cut, but it will no longer operate like this. He added, "No matter who it is, the office will proceed according to the rules." In this, the cooperation of everyone in the government is necessary.'
