Sindh reluctant to clear Rs 885 million KWSB dues

September 20, 2012 (Daily Business Recorder) YASIR BABBAR KARACHI: The Sindh seems reluctant to pay dues exceeding Rs 886 million to Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), citing serious financial crisis, Business Recorder learnt on Wednesday. The water utility has time and again launched recovery campaign. However, the desired target could never be achieved due to bureaucratic and political pressure, sources in the finance department told Business Recorder. Sources said that both the federal and the Sindh governments had to clear the departments dues of more than Rs 36 billion, adding that the Chief Minister House and Governor House were also defaulters of more than Rs 30 million. Sources said that the Governor House owed Rs 24 million while the Chief Minister House Rs 1 million. The Sindh Assembly had to pay Rs 9 million to the KWSB. Other defaulting Sindh government departments are: Transport Department Rs 1.8 million, Sindh Small Industries Corporation Rs 1.9 million, the Sindh Government Printing Press Rs 1 million, PWD Rs 130 million, Welfare Department Rs 29 million, Revenue Department Rs 19.4 million, Public Health Engineering Department Rs 193 million, Law Department Rs 40 million, Education Department Rs 288 million, Home Department Rs 304 million, Health Department Rs 132 million and Livestock Department Rs 74.7 million. Moreover, the federal government departments have never bothered to pay KWSB bills. According to sources, the Bureau of Statistics has to pay KWSB, at least, Rs 446,000, the Central Board of Revenue Rs 10.8 million, Civil Aviation Authority Rs 160.8 million, Export Promotion Bureau Rs 30.3 million, Ministry of Commerce Rs 680,000, Ministry of Culture and Tourism Rs 145 million, Ministry of Defence Rs 4.9 billion, Ministry of Education Rs 18.6 million, Ministry of Finance Rs 73.5 million, Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock Rs 49.7 million, Ministry of Health Rs 110.1 million, Ministry of Information Rs 36.8 million, Ministry of Interior Rs 5.5 million, Ministry of Ports and Shipping Rs 1.5 billion, Ministry of Production Rs 4.5 billion, Ministry of Revenue Rs 0.99 million, Ministry of Science and Technology Rs 43.7 million, Ministry of Works Rs 340.1 million, Pakistan Postal Services Rs 6.6 million, Pakistan Railways Rs 225.3 million, Pakistan Telecommunication Rs 130 million, Social Welfare Rs 4.1 million and Ushr and Zakat Rs 16.6 million.