More people opting to pay electricity bills online in Maharashtra's Nashik
Of the 23.7 lakh consumers in the Nashik zone of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), 2.5 lakh pay their bills online. In 2017 March, the figure was 46,933.“The money collected through online or digital media has touched Rs 50.38 crore in January this year — a 75% rise against the collection through digital means in April 2017,” an official said. “This is because the people have accepted digital payment mode or slowly picking it up,” said Rakesh Shelke, a software engineer. But, the online payment figures were fluctuating over the months. “There is huge sway in the figures of consumers taking online services. We are trying to find out the reason. But we are happy that the number has increased at the end o.....