E-payment authorization for tax collection enables a bank to receive central excise and service tax electronically across commissionerates. Oriental Bank of Commerce was authorized to collect Central Excise duties and Service Tax through bank-mediated electronic payments for all Central Excise, Service Tax and LTU Commissionerates, pursuant to approval by the Chief Controller of Accounts, CBEC; the Trade Notice announces commencement of the arrangement and requests wide publicity to trade associations.