Paytm enables people of Maharashtra to pay electricity, water and other essentials bills from home

Paytm, in order to help the residents of Maharashtra who are observing strict stay at home practices due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state, announced that residents can make all essential payments like electricity bill of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) and Mahanagar Gas (Mumbai Metropolitan Region and adjoining areas) and Orange City Water using the Paytm app.

Paytm recently revamped its user interface with ‘Stay At Home Essential Payments’ feature. Thus all billing related requirements have been integrated on one single platform, where the people can easily select the icon of various service providers without switching to their respective websites. The app also enables its users to make payments for their mobile and DTH recharge, electricity, bill, credit card, and so on. It also has the options for booking gas cylinders, and a special ‘Buy Insurance’ tab for insurance services.

Residents in Maharashtra can also pay their apartment maintenance bill within a few minutes. Even if their respective society/apartment is not registered on the Paytm App, payments can still be made by following some simple steps.

Amit Veer, Senior Vice President, Paytm said: “Our team used the opportunity of working from home to understand how we can help the residents of Maharashtra. We have revamped the interface of the Paytm app so that the people in Maharashtra could easily see the essential payment icon and avoid stepping out of their home and taking the risk of being infected. We have also launched an information and assistance centre on COVID-19 so that the people are not misguided by the unscrupulous information being spread on various social media platforms. We are also providing free access to more than 50 e-newspapers of various national and regional media publications on our app. With the help of our self-assessment tool, the users can test their risk factor to this virus and follow the necessary precautions for staying safe.”