Amid coronavirus outbreak and social restrictions measures, consumers are increasingly shifting to use digital modes to perform various tasks such as electricity bill payments, recharges etc. There are several platforms available that allow users to pay the bill from mobile, laptop or tablet without missing the deadlines. Payments on these platforms can be done using a debit card, credit card, UPI, net banking and respective app’s wallet.
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One can pay electricity bills using Paytm, Google Pay, Freecharge, MobiKwik, among others.
Here are the steps to pay electricity bill using Paytm:
Step 1: Click on the electricity board
Step 2: A drop-down of all the states will open
Step 3: Select the state
Step 4: Pick the electricity board
Step 5: Fill in the consumer number and enter the amount
Step 6: Pick promo codes (if any) to get cashback and other offers
Step 7: Choose the payment method of preference and pay the bill
Here are the steps to pay electricity bill using Google Pay:
Step 1: Open Google Pay using PIN
Step 2: Go to bill payments and click on electricity option
Step 3: Select the electricity board and link account using consumer number and account name
Step 4: From the search results, click on ‘make payment’
Step 5: These options will be displayed - Pay a custom amount: Tap Make payment and enter the amount that you'd like to pay.
Pay an available bill: on the bill, tap Pay Bill.
Step 6: Select the suitable option and pay the bill
Here are the steps to pay electricity bill online through Freecharge:
Step 1: Open Freecharge and go to recharges and bill payments section
Step 2: Click on the ‘electricity’ icon
Select 3: Select the electricity provider and enter the customer ID/account ID
Step 4: Now, click on continue and choose any preferred payment methods
Here are the steps to pay electricity bill online using MobiKwik:
Step 1: Go to ‘Recharge’ section on the MobiKwik app/ website and select ‘electricity’
Step 2: Select ‘electricity’ from the operator dropdown
Step 3: Select the respective operator from the dropdown
Step 4: Type in the consumer number and click on ‘Go’
Step 5: The bill will appear on the screen. Click on ‘Continue’
Step 6: Click on ‘Make Payment’ and enter payment details
First Published: Jun 24, 2020 12:32 PM IST
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