Over 6L power consumers of Ngp, Wardha pay bills online

Nagpur: In keeping with the trend of paying power bills online, more than 6 lakh citizens of Nagpur and Wardha paid their bills through various online services.The number of such consumers is now increasing, said Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) in a press release. According to it, the number of online bills has gone up in Nagpur rural as well as urban circles as compared to last month. “In July, 1,15,644 consumers had paid their bills online and this figure rose to 1,23,881 in August. In Nagpur urban circle, nearly 4.3 lakh people cleared their dues online,” MSEDCL said.Nagpur zone of MSEDCL comprises Nagpur urban, rural and Wardha circles.Following directives of state deputy chief minister and energy minister Devendra Fadnavis, MSEDCL has been focusing on providing benefits to its consumers. “If people pay electricity bills before the due date, they get a 1% discount. Also, if they pay bill online through BHIM App, Google Pay, Paytm, bank app or MSEDCL website, they get a 10% discount,” the company informed.In an environment-friendly initiative, consumers are also getting a discount of ₹10 on every bill if they opt for receiving paperless bills. Citizens can save ₹120 annually using this scheme.A recent order of the electricity regulatory commission said MSEDCL has imposed a maximum limit on cash payments of electricity bills from August 1. “All consumers of Mahavitaran (except the small pressure agricultural category) can pay electricity bills of maximum ₹5,000 per month in cash,” the company has said.