Group - 3

1. Sanjay Mondal

2. Mustak Ali Mondal

3. Jakir H. Mollick

4. Biswajit Shaw

5. Samarendra Nath Baidya

6. Bikash Saha

7. Kamal Das

Issue- Reducing Power Theft for better Demand Side Management

Negative effects of Power Theft

i) Increasing electricity bill more than earlier

ii) Due to low voltage and power cut in the evening (Peak Hours), many instruments used in the distribution network/line are damaged , as well as household electronics gadgets and agriculture pump sets are also damaged.

iii) Excessive use of Fossil fuel like Coal and Diesel.

ObjectivesTo reduce power theft by:

i) Capacity building of stakeholders

ii) Advocacy with relevant stakeholders

Methodologyi) Secondary literature and review.

ii) Primary data collection.

iii) Analysis and identification of advocacy issues.

iv) Advocating with target stakeholder.

Identified Stakeholderi) Station Managerii) RGROiii) PRI Functionaryiv) BDOv) MLAvi) Local Police Stationvii) Media viii) Community People

Action Plani) Primary data collection.

ii) Joint meeting with stake holder and media.

iii) Awareness through street play.

iv) Public rally with involvement of SHGs, ICDS, ASHAs workers and Students.

Findings (from primary data collection)

i) Many consumers applied for new connection but not yet got connection for that reason they used power illegal way.

ii) Some people are thinking that Electricity is their birth right and they don’t have to pay for it

iii) Some influential stakeholders are supporting such malpractices for e.g.- political leaders and middleman.

Message To prevent theft for better quality of

electricity and improvement of power sector.

Allies and Partnershipi) Policy Supportive CSO/Club

ii) Farmers Club

iii) Micro Entrepreneur

Monitoring and Evaluationi) Individual communication with stake holder.ii) Follow up meeting with target groups.iii) Feedback assessment among community

members.iv) Tally the data pre and post assessment. v) Evaluation of the progress of work vis-a-vis

objectives.vi) Documentation.