The Power Division is in favor of free electricity to employees of government-owned power sector entities. It claims it is part of their employment terms and conditions besides other benefits such as medical care and accommodation.
441.5 million units of electricity are provided annually at no cost to 200,000 employees across public and corporate sector entities, reported a national daily.
Of this, 308.2 million units are allocated to current employees, while retired employees receive 133.2 million units.
Among the beneficiaries, 149,000 employees of distribution companies (Discos) receive free electricity units annually as part of their service package.
In a recently written response to the National Assembly, the Power Division explained that such benefits are common in other public and corporate sector organizations like PIA, SNGPL, SSGC, Pakistan Railways, and PTCL.
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And citizens of Pakistan pay for this extravagance and power theft by these parasites. Well done Power Division, that has sold this country to IPPs for peanuts and commissions its high ups got.
Way to go, corruption zinda bad. Keeping on looting the citizens. While people sleep….the government is a party to this plundering NEPRA is tout of the influential IPP’s who have taken our country hostage.
sharam aati hai k ni
it should not allowed at any cost…
band kro begairati ka kaam loot machae hoi sb ne
PIA employee free tickets, wapda employees free electricity, telephone employees free calls.
Then tops have free petrol free cars free houses and nation is under debt and getting and pay loans which mostly served the luxuries of public servents (civil defence political judicial).
Simple equal salary for each grade individual in public service without any additional benifits.
Every responsibility must come with tough Accountability with speedy trial may be under article six.