Railways to switch to 100% e-payments for freight services

NEW DELHI: From June 1, the railways will go for 100% online payment for all services related to freight movement.
The online payment system will be provided through Freight Business Development (FBD) portal via SBI’s payment gateway and the online payment will be available through all modes such as net banking, RTGS, NEFT, credit card, debit card and UPI through the dashboard of the customer.
Till now, the Indian Railways has been issuing electronic railway receipts and customers were making epayment. Officials said the present model was such that customers needed to keep some guarantee with thebank and make online payments, which was a little cumbersome. The online payment system will be available 24x7.