Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today said her 'name and shame' strategy to get power bill defaulters pay has had a salutary effect, with many hastening to clear dues and one industrial house itself settling an amount of Rs two crore.
Bedi, in a WhatsApp message to reporters said people had started clearing the arrears within hours of naming and shaming of power bill defaulters.
"Within minutes of defaulters' names being posted yesterday on the website,a particular industrial housecleared a bill of over Rs two crore."
"The departments of Puducherry government need better internal human potential management and technology-driven systems to improve efficiency in collection and recovery."
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