India, March 13 -- Ludhiana

Mayor Inderjit Kaur and senior deputy mayor Rakesh Prashar launched e-POS (point of sale) machines at MC Zone D office in Sarabha Nagar on Thursday. The MC said it has become the first civic body in the state to start accepting digital payments through e-POS machines at the doorsteps of the residents. Apart from cash, the residents would be able to make digital payments through cards/UPI too.

Officials stated that till now the residents had to visit the civic body offices for making payments, but now the civic body teams would also move to field with e-POS machines.

Not only property tax, the residents would also be able to pay trade license fee and rent of MC properties online through the POS machines. Paym...