Will conduct special audit of finance depts of UP power discoms: Shrikant Sharma

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to conduct special audit of finance departments of all power distribution companies in the state after it received numerous complaints of corruption from consumers.

State Power minister Shrikant Sharma said strict action will be taken if any financial anomalies were found.

"We have decided to conduct special audit of finance departments of all the power distribution companies. This will be done at the level of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) in which vigilance officials will also be involved," Sharma told PTI.

He said a review meeting was held here at Shakti Bhavan on Wednesday after various complaints of corruption were received from consumers and people's representatives.

He said the step has been taken on the basis of corruption-related complaints and added that "there is no place for corruption in the department".

"We have zero tolerance toward corruption and officials should ensure that and work in the interest of .