Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has revealed the list of the top 100 electricity bill defaulters, with Baba Jangi emerging as the biggest defaulter, owing a staggering ₹63.78 crore in unpaid power dues under the DIV SUMBAL jurisdiction.
In response to a query by MLA Sheikh Khursheed, the government revealed list of defaluters.
Following Baba Jangi, other significant defaulters include the Chief Engineer of Salal Hydroelectric NHPC, who owes ₹56.96 crore under SD-REASI, and XEN PHE Sopore, who has an outstanding amount of ₹45.84 crore under DIV SUMBAL. The Chief Mining Engineer of J&K Minerals Ltd. is listed with ₹42.43 crore in unpaid bills under SD-RAJOURI-II, while the Rajpora Lift Irrigation AWP Stage 1 & 2 owes ₹39.83 crore under AWANTIPORA. Other notable defaulters include the Chairman of M.C. Street Light with ₹39.53 crore under SD-SAMBA, M/S Surya Pharmaceutical with ₹35.83 crore under SD-SAMBA, and Jalaligund Tularzoo with ₹31.76 crore under DIV SUMBAL. Shadipora 2nd and PHE Panjtoot are also listed with significant dues of ₹31.66 crore and ₹27.88 crore, respectively.
This list highlights the government’s ongoing efforts to recover pending dues from power consumers. Authorities have called for defaulters to clear their outstanding amounts to avoid legal actions and disconnections.
In addition to this, the government has launched an amnesty scheme under which 275,081 consumers have registered to settle their dues.
Of these, 160,507 are from Jammu, and 114,574 are from Kashmir. The administration continues to encourage large defaulters to utilize the amnesty scheme before the deadline to avoid penalties and service disruptions.
