Electricity Bill Payments

Electricity bills are post payments given by government or some private organization on account of the electricity that has been used. The payments system is via bill counters, online systems or phone systems.

The first and oldest way of paying is by using bill payment counters. These are present in every area so that any person can walk and pay his bill. The payment of the bill can be by cash or cheque. Now as soon as you receive your bill please confirm that it is mend for you, there is a high chance of displacement. Next step is to take the bill document along with cheque which should be of perfect amount or else cash should be taken with you to the Bill counter. Don’t forget to take the receipt which may help you to keep record. This is simplest and most easy way of payment but the backlog is the long queue and slow transaction. In some cases misplacement of the paid bill is also a disadvantage.

The second way and one of the most popular now a days is Online Bill Payments. This is rather convenient and fastest way of paying your bill. For this a little knowledge of computer and internet is required. So, that within few clicks the bill is paid. This kind of transaction is popularly known as e banking. The bills can be paid via any bank accounts i.e. via ICICI, HDFC, Citi finance, etc. It can also be paid by logging directly into Reliance Energy Ltd. Site.

http://www.rinfra.co.in/Rel/Paymentoptions/paybillsonline.jsp

The third and the most recent one is by using the mobile phone i.e. using mobile banking.  For this a person needs to register for Mobile banking which may ask for your online bank account details. Then using a SMS a person can pay the bill. For example, In HDFC bank to pay your Electricity bills, enter the following Text Message and send to 5676712:
PAY <Company Id><Company Mnemonic>

http://www.hdfcbank.com/applications/misc/billpay_electricity.asp