Bescom like other Escoms has claimed improved performance over the years.Karnataka is growing very fast,the demand for electricity is also growing exponentially. Many Govt depts,also use the electricity,they Pay whenever they can.(if at all they pay)The Govt.has to pay around 6200 crores of Rupees  as farmer's subsidy.. Delayed payments by consumers to Escoms, resulted in delayed payment to KPCL.This sum amounts to a whopping 12,000/- crores(the annual turnover is Rs-6500/=crores)The past CMs had committed to the Privatisation concept(as early as 1997) The govt. inability to collect the revenue due to political pressures,though many govts. agreed to this principle,nothing came out of it.In Delhi,this model has worked successfully.The Hukkeri Co-Op model is a good one to scale & subsidies can be credited to the Bank account of the beneficiaries DIRECTLY  instead of Escoms supplying power at cheaper rates.This way bills will be paid upfront & services will continue un interrupted,for all this we must have a strong regulatory mechanism.The Govt officers will not be ale to rise to the occasion.It must be handed over to the Professionals.Bangalore the city of Technology is going without light. Privatisation is the only solution.to this problem.