Report of Indian Institute of Public Administration ... - Ministry of Power

Rajasthan
Preventive Action and Prosecutions/Compoundings for Theft of Electricity
Particulars
1996
-97
1997
-98
1998
-99
1999
-00
2001
-02
2002
-03
2003
-04
2004
-05
(Rs lakh)
2005
-06
Preventive raids
(No.)
74637 70864 78730 100729 106825 106300 81195 74164 103220
Demand raised 3294.47 4666.76 3541.47 4669.67 6364.36 6022.26 4507.14 4580.20 5690
Penalty amount
recovered
204494 2689.17 2747.64 3601.06 3546.68 3202.74 2530.86 2306.43 2924.4
Prosecuted/
compounded (No.)
8672 13356 17055 22977 1639 1036 518 218 1222
• Through various orders vigilance department has been streamlined.
• Inter sub-division/division and joint checking concept introduced resulting in fresh impetus to
vigilance checking.
• State Government has notified the creation of 34 Anti-Power Theft Police Stations.
• 15 Anti-Power Theft Police Stations have started w.e.f. 1 April 2006.
A look at the four-year period of preventive raids for the pre-restructuring period
would show that the number of raids substantially increased every year but in the postrestructuring
period, the number of raids has significantly reduced year after year
except in the year 2005-06. The number of such raids was 74,164 in 2004-05. This
figure was achieved eight years back in 1996-97 (74,637). Almost two lakh new
consumers are added every year and hence, with the increasing number of consumers,
the number of raids should have also gone up. The number of raids was around
1,00,000 up to 2002-03, but in the next two years it has recorded a decline of more
than 25 per cent.
The same trend is to be noticed in recovery of penalty amount. During the previous
five years, the figure increased substantially every year, so much so that from a
recovery of Rs 15.24 crore in the year 1995-96, it rose to Rs 36.01 crore in 1999-2000.
This is more than 100 per cent increase. During the post-restructuring period, the
penalty amount has constantly declined, year after year, so much so that the penalty
amount of Rs 35.46 crore in 2001-02 has come down to Rs 23.06 crore in 2004-05.
Incidentally, even seven years back in 1997-98, the penalty amount had reached the
figure of Rs 26.89 crore. Penalties are directly related to tariff. Since tariff has
substantially increased during these nine years, even if the same number of raids were
organised, the net penalty amount should have been much higher.
In the matter of prosecutions/compoundings, the earlier tempo does not seem to have
been maintained. During the pre-restructuring period, the figure had jumped from
1,861 in 1995-96 to 22,977 in 1999-2000. The figure has gone up every year during
those five years. After restructuring, the figure has declined drastically. In 2001-02,
the figure had come down to 1,639. The next four years have maintained a declining
6.25