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Punjab govt. cracks down on power theft: 38 employees terminated

Chandigarh, Sep 10 (UNI) The Punjab Government has intensified its crusade against power theft, registering 296 FIRs at Anti Power Theft Police Stations across the state in August alone. Additionally, 38 employees have been terminated for allegedly engaging in corrupt practices.
Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO disclosed this in a press communiqué issued here on Tuesday. “To curb revenue losses, regular checks and raids are being conducted statewide, leading to the registration of 90 FIRs in Patiala Zone, 79 in Amritsar Zone, 71 in Bathinda Zone, 29 in Ludhiana Zone and 27 in Jalandhar Zone”, he said.
Emphasising that the FIRs were filed in line with the Punjab Government's zero-tolerance policy against graft, he said 37 outsourced metre-readers and one supervisor have been terminated for corrupt practices during the last two months.
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