Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

Payment is also collected by some Banks authorized to collect on
our behalf. These Banks deposit the amount so collected once a
week to our current account with the State Bank of India after
retaining the requisite minimum balance.
The Post Offices are also authorized to collect payments towards
Electricity Bills on behalf of the Undertaking and the collections
made by the Post Offices are deposited with the Undertaking on
daily basis after deducting commission. The amount collected by
the Post Offices will be deposited in BEST A/c. on 3rd day from
the date of collection.
8.4.8 Deposit of the Collections in Cash Department:
Cash Counter Clerks and Bill Collectors prepare Remittance
Challans duly certified by Audit for amounts to be deposited,
and deposit their cash collections in the Cash Department on the
same day. Any shortage or excess noted in the Remittance
Challans is incorporated in the respective registers for
subsequent action and recovery of shortage is to be made good
by the concerned Counter Clerks within 3 days.
A consolidated Remittance Slip, incorporating therein the
amounts to be deposited, shortages or excesses for all Cash
Counters is prepared and forwarded to the Cash Department for
certification.
8.4.9 Monthly Summaries:
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Monthly Summaries for each billing month are prepare to arrive
at the total amount, total tariff-wise units, total units under each
Duty Part, total meter rent, total amount of duty, etc. billed in
that month and the Chief Accountant is advised accordingly. For
this purpose, in the first instance, cycle-wise summaries are