Just to clarify, I specifically mentioned the "APEPDCL App", not the website. DISCOMS like APEPDCL stopped accepting payments from any other apps except their own since July 2024, which is just 6 months ago. Before that, everyone was free to pay their electricity bills however they wished. So, I genuinely have no idea how you've been paying bills "like this" for the past year when the issue you're claiming to have experienced only started recently.
And for your kind information: the APEPDCL App already had SBI, PAYTM, BOB, and Federal Bank as its payment gateways. However, this month, I noticed they added the BillDesk payment gateway—and that’s exactly why I shared the update.
This may not be new to you, but it could be new to others!