Now, pay BEST bills from phone

Mumbai: You will be able to pay your electricity bills in the island city from a mobile phone from August 7. The facility for 9.5 lakh consumers, cleared by the BEST committee on Thursday, will allow users to pay bills through 'mobile wallets' in three ways.      BEST GM Om Prakash Gupta said one can register for a wallet with 50 Money Mobile Payment Limited franchisees or online. He said the system was safe and secure, and a similar one was used by Reliance and Mahanagar Gas Limited. A senior official said that there were already netbanking and ECS facilities for making payments.  WHAT IS A MOBILE WALLET?  A customer loads money against his mobile number by approaching a retail outlet. The money can be used to make payments for energy and mobile bills, and for DTH recharge HOW IT WORKS The mobile payment can be done in three ways      Approach any designated MMPL retail outlet, which will create a wallet through which you can make payments using your credit/ debit card or netbanking. An SMS confirmation will be sent to your mobile after payment      Pay cash at a retail outlet. You will get an SMS confirmation      Register on MMPL website, and link it to your bank account