KARACHI, Nov 13: The city government will soon provide utility bill payment facility through NADRA’s kiosks in all the 178 UCs so that people could pay their monthly water and sewerage bills anytime without standing in long queues at banks.

This was stated by City Nazim Mustafa Kamal at an agreement signing ceremony between the Nadra and the KWSB regarding payment of latter’s monthly bills at Nadra kiosks in 66 localities of the metropolis on Monday.The agreement was signed between Managing Director KWSB Brig Iftikhar Haider and Director General Nadra Sindh Brig Abid Haider Kazmi. The facility would also be used to pay monthly bills of other utility services.

The city nazim, who is also the chairman of the KWSB, disclosed that Nadra would get Rs7 per bill while at present the designated banks were charging Rs10 per bill.

“At present some 66 kiosks are available, but soon we will extend this service in all the 178 UCs where consumers can pay their water and sewerage bill anytime,” he added.

He maintained that besides the Nadra’s kiosks, consumers could also deposit their monthly bills at more than 500 branches of different banks, which were already receiving water and sewerage bills on behalf of the KWSB.

Praising the management of the KWSB, Mr Kamal said the revenue condition of the water utility was much better compared to the past, which shows improvement. He said so far this year the revenue collection is about 30 to 40 per cent more as compared to the same period last year.

The system is technology based, consumers could also pay their bills through cheques, ATM and credit cards.

A consumer can enrol him at any Nadra’s kiosk free of cost by using his/her CNIC and then he can pay his utility bills anywhere from the country. After enrolment a consumer can easily see all of his utility bills online and pay them through Nadra kiosks.