CHANDIGARH, Oct. 14 -- The Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission (PBTRAC) has taken serious note of 14,000 applications for electricity services that were left pending past their deadlines with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) as of August 31. The commission has sought urgent intervention from the power department, directing it to review the backlog, strengthen supervisory monitoring, and fix responsibility for the delays.

In a letter dated October 12, commission chief commissioner Vijay Kumar Janjua asked principal secretary, power, Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, to ensure that designated officers dispose of pending applications on priority and initiate action wherever officials have failed to meet statutory timelines....