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Health dept officials misuse gas, power
Rs500 ( officers grade 17 and above) Rs400 ( government servants grade 16) Rs300 ( government servants grade 10-15) Rs200 (others) Rs400 (grade 17 and above). Rs300 (grade 16). Rs200 (grade 10-15). Rs100 (others). Sources claimed the secretary ordered implementation of the rates without seeking permission of the finance department. Knowing they would have to pay a fixed amount, the residents started misusing electricity and gas. A doctor, on the condition of anonymity, told this correspondent that occupants of these residences had got installed three to four gas heaters and as many air conditioners for their comfort. He claimed the Punjab health department had been suffering strain on exchequer. A former health director said the department was facing a loss in electricity and sui gas to the tune of Rs850 million and Rs1 billion per annum, respectively. Sources claimed the district account officers had never objected to the misuse of utilities as they received huge chunk from the authorities while passing TA, DA, petrol and diesel bills. The District Accounts Officer, Amir Mukhtar Chadhar, was transferred from Gujrat when he tried to unveil the situation. However, the health authorities remained tight-lipped despite knowing it all, sources claimed. If the department ordered to install separate electric and gas meters at official residences, the occupants would afford to utilize both facilities and a loss of Rs1.5 billion could be averted, an expert opined.
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