Punjab govt collects record Rs200bn through e-Pay Punjab

LAHORE: The Punjab government has collected record tax revenue of over Rs 200 billion through e-Pay Punjab, an online platform for the collection of government receipts in three and half years.

As per the details shared by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) on Monday, the number of online transactions through this system has crossed the mark of 30 million and the trend of online payments by citizens has increased significantly as more people were downloading the mobile application.

In this connection, PITB Chairman Faisal Yousaf said new services were also being added to e-Pay Punjab so that citizens could get maximum convenience. Recently, payment of registration fee of private colleges has also been added to e-Pay Punjab, he added.

It may be mentioned that e-Pay Punjab, developed by the PITB in collaboration with Punjab Finance Department and 1Link in October 2029, has been offering online payment of 27 taxes/levies for 11 different departments across Punjab. It allows payments to be made via ATM, internet banking, mobile banking or over the counter by visiting the nearest 1Link member banks.

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