Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Ltd (MPMKVVC) has become the first state government power distribution company to adopt e-office system, the utility said in a release.
The e-office system is being run effectively in the corporate office, offices of regional chief general manager and circles. The company has been e-filing and doing correspondence through NIC e-office system from July 27, 2020. The e-office system has been running for the last one and a half months.
More than a dozen IT applications are operational in central discom along with the e-office system. In the e-applications created by the company, all the consumers of HT and LT, agricultural consumers, non-domestic consumers and other categories are being provided new connections along with increase/decrease in load through online application.
Similarly, many options of online bill payment have been made available to consumers, which are being used by about 7 to 8 lakh consumers. Many applications such as bill payment facility, UPAY app, maintenance app, self meter reading facility, enterprise resources planning have been implemented in the company through a Common Service Centre in the villages.
State energy minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar shifted the functioning of the office from traditional file works to e-office system during the COVID-19 period. Due to e-office system, consumers are getting speedy redressal and time is being saved in office work. At the same time, absence of physical movement of files is avoided, the release added.
MPMKVVC is one of the three state government-owned power distribution companies in Madhya Pradesh. The utility operates in the central part of the state covering two regions—Bhopal and Gwalior. Each region has eight circles, which are divided into 25 divisions each.
Featured photograph shows long view of MPMKVVC’s head office in Bhopal.