PANJIM: The State Electricity department on Saturday launched the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) facility, a comprehensive integrated bill payment system, in Goa.
Power Minister Nilesh Cabral launched the facility.
“With the introduction of BBPS, except for Departmental counters, rest of the collections will be through digital mode and will include transactions by cash, drafts, etc. The consumers will have the convenience to pay from anywhere in India and at any time using this platform through participatory Banks,” the department said.
M/s TJSB Bank is the operating Unit for Electricity Department under BBPS. Online Electricity Bills payment through various other modes such as BHIM, IMPS, mobile banking/net banking etc. is also possible through BBPS.
The consumers will also be benefited by the extension of Departmental cash counter timing from the present 10 am to 12.30 pm to the new extended timings from 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 4.30 pm.
