2072/’17
Hon. Douglas Devananda,—To ask the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy,—
(a) Is he aware that—
(i) free electricity connections were given under the “Uthuru Wasanthaya” programme lately to households located in the areas where people of the north had been resettled;
(ii) thereafter, electricity charges had been recovered monthly;
(iii) accordingly, electricity bills had been charged monthly even in the areas where people of the Kilinochchi District had been resettled;
(iv) nevertheless these bills were not sent during the past six months in the Kilinochchi District; and
(v) these people, who do not have enough financial strength to pay a large sum of money at once, have been perturbed as the payment has been demanded for several months instead of sending electricity bills monthly?
(b) Will he inform this House—
(i) whether the reason for not charging electricity bills monthly is the existence of vacancies at the office of the Ceylon Electricity Board in Kilinochchi
(ii) if so, whether he will take steps to fill those vacancies;
(iii) whether he will take steps to recover the arrears in bills on installment basis; and
(iv) whether he will take steps to charge electricity bills on monthly basis continuously in future?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2018-03-22
Asked by
Hon. Douglas Devananda, M.P.
Ministry
Power and Renewable Energy
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Electricity connections given in the North
Answered Date
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