UP housing board’s revamped website a hit

The state housing board’s revamped website for payment of instalments for property comes with various features. Available only for residents of Lucknow as of now, the website, will soon be available in Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Varanasi.

Owners can pay for properties bought from UP Housing & Development Board (UPHDB) through the website and see real-time realization of payment in their ledger account.

Earlier, in the offline or e-challan method, a consumer had to take out a print of the e-challan from UPHDB’s older website and carry a draft or cheque to the bank to deposit the amount. After the payment was accepted, it would take several days to be reflected in the person’s account. Under the new website, payments will be updated instantly.

The board has included around 25,000 properties under this system. These include Awadh Vihar Yojna on Sultanpur Road, Vrindavan Yojna on Rae Bareli Road and a project in Rajajipuram.

The website will have language options of both Hindi and English. An important feature is the audio facility for visually impaired people. Such a person can turn on the audio to listen to the online payment process. Security features for payments have also been enhanced.

The website was launched on Independence Day and has received more than 2,600 hits till now. The board said the number of online payments has doubled in comparison to the older version in the same time with a collection of around Rs 26.7 lakh in just one day.

So far, only around 3500 people in Lucknow are using the online method to pay for their property. The board aims to bring all allottees (around 20,000) under the online payment method. Though the initiative was planned a year ago, the execution took considerable time as it had to meet the security standards of standardization testing and quality certification—a government organization working under the ministry of electronics and information technology.


Source- ET Realty