Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has directed officials in its Pune division to recover ₹682 crore in outstanding electricity dues within 10 days, including the current bill for September, warning that failure to meet the target could lead to administrative action.
The instruction was issued by Dinesh Agarwal, executive director of MSEDCL’s commercial department and the designated guardian director for the Pune and Baramati divisions. During a review meeting, Agarwal assessed electricity-bill recovery, power losses and the performance of field officers in the Pune division.
The division was expected to collect ₹1,254 crore, including the current September billing cycle. It has so far recovered ₹571 crore, leaving ₹682 crore outstanding, according to the report. The recovery target covers the remaining dues that officials have been asked to collect within the next 10 days.
Agarwal told field officers that routine assurances such as “we will see” or “it will be done next month” would no longer be accepted and warned that officials could face action if targets were not met. He also instructed officers to prepare a concrete action plan to achieve full collection and reduce electricity losses.
The directive links collection performance with broader operational responsibilities, including customer service, power-supply quality and reduction of technical or commercial losses. Agarwal said planning alone would not be sufficient and that officers would be expected to implement the plan and deliver measurable results.
He also ordered officials to intensify enforcement against electricity theft. The meeting was attended by Pune division-in-charge chief engineer Dnyandev Padalkar, superintending engineers Sinhajirao Gaikwad and Suresh Savairam, and assistant general manager Kirti Bhosale.
The 10-day deadline places the focus on how the division will pursue the outstanding amount while continuing regular electricity distribution and customer-service operations. The next stated milestone is the completion of the recovery period and a review of whether the collection and power-loss reduction targets have been achieved.
