The records say that there are only 40% people who pay electricity bill online in Chandigarh. I have seen most of the people go to the electricity office to pay their electricity bills in Chandigarh and they spend long hours in queue for paying it. Due to this, they feel upset and frustrated every month. The prime reason for this is they don’t know how to pay electricity bill online in Chandigarh. I think it is very much easy and everyone should learn it. Because it will save your time and you can utilise that time in somewhere else. Today the level of technology has increased so much in the market and everyone is using it in their daily routine.

Reasons why people are afraid to pay electricity bill online in Chandigarh:

• The people think that the payments they are making are not secured

Many people don’t have any knowledge about online banking. They don’t know how the money flows between bank and website. They believe that the online mode of transaction is not safe and it may lead to loss of their money. So, they follow conventional ways of a transaction to pay their electricity bills. They think these type of electricity Websites and Apps can also be fraud.

• Most of the people in Chandigarh don’t know how to use the Internet

There are so many people who don’t have Internet facility because of which they don’t use online payment medium in their daily lives. They have got accustomed to going electricity office. For this reason, they are not getting aware of the latest technology. The government has started Digital campaign to educate them about the digital world. They can use these teachings in making them aware of the latest trending in an online transaction. This will not only save their time but also make their lives easy.

• Some people’s account is not open in Bank yet

We know that almost 30% of the people in Chandigarh do not have their bank account. Because of this, they are not able to pay electricity bill online.

Basic advantages of pay electricity bill online:

• Saves time and effort to paying the bill

This is the greatest and topmost advantage of paying electricity bill online because it saves your precious time and efforts. People spend at least 1 hour every month to pay an electricity bill. This time can be saved by making online payment of electricity bills within few minutes. Online payment mode is secure and relatively fast.

• Safe and secure payment gateway

Online websites use gateway method for transferring money from one side to another. This process quite easy and secure. Without any interruption, people can pay their bill easily. Only a few steps are required to execute the secure online payment. It is the second advantage of paying electricity bill online.

• Organization and consolidation of bills facility

Those people who choose to pay electricity bill online via websites or apps receive the bill over email. They can pay directly by clicking the links given on the electronic bills. After making the payments, bill receipts can be received over the subscribed email of the customer. In this process, you do not need cash to pay your bill. Since online bill payment is now available at each and every service provider so one should try to pay the bill through online medium.

• Saves Paper

Online payment process saves paper. It is good for our environment because it reduces the cutting of trees. This process only takes user verified data on Website or App and all types of bill receipts and payment slips get transferred to the verified customer email.

So this is the basic information that you require to pay electricity bill online and now we will discuss the few basic and simple steps to pay electricity bill online. The online electricity bill payments facility for Chandigarh residents has been provided by the Chandigarh Administration through e-sampark.

Steps to pay electricity bill online in Chandigarh:

Step: 1 – Go to the http://sampark.chd.nic.in/. Once you put this URL on web browser the site will redirect you to http://sampark.chd.nic.in/Epayment/index.aspx. This fast and secure e-sampark portal is hosted on nic.in – Indian government’s server. and Alternatively, you can also visit http://chandigarh.gov.in and click on e-payment on the side-bar.

 

Step: 2 – After visiting e-sampark portal, go to the Sign-Up option on the right sidebar. Here you will have to enter your username and password, Then you’ll have to enter your name, mobile number, and email ID. Your address and pin number are also mandatory.

Step: 3 – Once your account is created then you will be redirected to Home Page. After that, you will have to put username and password.

Step: 4 – Once you logged in here in Homepage, you will see your Profile page with all your credentials.

Step: 5 – Click on Service option on the top menu and select Electricity Bill.

 

Step: 6 – Once you click on the electricity bill, you’ll have to enter your account number. You can find this account number on your electricity bill. This is a one time process to activate online payment service for your electricity bill in Chandigarh. From next time, your account will automatically show your bill number to pay online.

Step: 7 – By clicking on View Pay Outstanding link on the top menu, you’ll be able to see your outstanding bills and there will be a link to pay them.

Information about Additional charges to pay electricity bills online

If you are using online payment option then you will have to pay additional charges and it all depends on which type of payment method you have chosen.

• Rs. 10 through Internet Banking.
• In case of Debit Card, you will have to pay 0.75% of bill amount in case it is below Rs. 2000.
• In case of Credit Card, you will have to pay 1% of the total bill amount and 14% service tax.

So before the online transaction, you should have basic knowledge of additional charges. I think all the above-mentioned information will help you to better understand about online payment of electricity bill.