BEST pushes for e-payments to save environment

MUMBAI: More than 31,000 electricity consumers in island city have switched to digital payments in the past two months, with a total number of such consumers going over 6.6 lakh on Thursday, announced BEST general manager Lokesh Chandra.

This is 63 per cent of the total consumer base in Mumbai and a paperless, e-payment system is good for the environment, he said.

“We provide a discount of Rs 120 annually (Rs 10 a month) to consumers across island city if they opted for e-bill. The response has been overwhelming and more than 31,000 opted for the scheme,” Chandra said.

He further said that soon, BEST consumers can walk into any SBI branch and pay the bill by cash or cheque.