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Power generation utilities owe Rs12,028 crore to Coal India Goyal

Power generation utilities owe Rs.12,028 crore to state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) as on 31 March, Parliament was informed on Thursday.“The total outstanding dues from power generating units to Coal India Ltd (CIL) as on March 31, 2016, is Rs.12,028.36 crore,” coal and power minister Piyush Goyal said in a reply to the Lok Sabha.The minister further said various steps are being taken by CIL for timely recovery of dues from all its consumers. He said the party-wise outstanding dues are being reviewed by the subsidiary companies on a monthly basis.

“The GMs (general managers of sales and marketing) of subsidiaries concerned follow up regularly with parties concerned to realise the outstanding dues. Regional sales managers, stationed at different states, follow up with the power houses which fall within their jurisdiction on a monthly basis,” he said.“CMD and directors of the subsidiaries concerned have written letters directly to the chairman/directors of the power houses,” Goyal said.It envisages reducing interest burden, cost of power and aggregate technical and commercial losses. The scheme is optional and gets operationalized by signing a pact between states, state discoms and the centre.