Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has once again attained the top position among all the power utilities of the country under digital transaction’s segment.
PSPCL chairman-cum-managing director Baldev Singh Sran said that Powercom’s achievement has been uploaded by the Union Ministry of Power on its Urja portal.
Sran said that it is a moment of pride for the people of Punjab as its eight towns are amongst the list of India’s top 25 towns in digital category. A total of 1,405 towns were rated at the all India level.
The CMD praised the fully evolved confidence of consumers in digital payments, due to which they have made PSPCL the Number 1 utility in digital transactions. “PSPCL collected record amount of around Rs 9,150 crores digitally during April to December 2018 which 47 percent of total collections,” he said. He added that in December 2018, PSPCL collected around 60 percent digitally which itself “speaks a lot about the commitment of PSPCL about encouraging citizens to opt for digital modes”.