Ministry of Communications & Information Technology 19 12 12 19-December, 2012 16:05 IS
Concession to Senior Citizens
Concession to Senior Citizens
As per the Telecommunications Tariff Order notified
by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 9th March 1999
(Schedule 1, item 5), following concessions in monthly rental are provided to
senior citizens in respect of Rural Fixed line services:
(5)
Monthly Rentals for Rural Subscribers
Fixed line Telephony Service including wireless in local loop
technology (Fixed)
|
Capacity of local Exchange System
|
Sr. Citizen
|
Others
|
(Number of line)
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(Rs)
|
(Rs)
|
|
(i) Upto 999
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70
|
70
|
|
(ii) 1000 to 29,999
|
120
|
120
|
|
(iii) 30,000 to 99,999
|
180
|
200
|
|
(iv) 1 lakh and above
|
250
|
280
|
It is mandatory to offer the above as part of
standard package. However, the service providers have the flexibility to offer
alternative combinations of tariff to different classes of subscribers in a
non-discriminatory manner.
The following concessions are provided to senior
citizens (65 years and above) by government controlled Public Sector
Undertakings (PSUs), i.e. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) & Mahanagar Telephone Nigam
Limited (MTNL):
BSNL – BSNL is granting following concessions in fixed line telephone connection
to senior citizens:
(i) Registration of telephone on priority under
NON-OYT-Special category,
(ii) Exemption from payment of registration charges
while registering the request for a telephone connection.
MTNL – Senior citizens are allowed following
concessions on landline telephone connections:
(i) 25% concession in installation,
(ii) 25% concession in monthly service charges in
plan 250.
This
information was given by Shri Milind Deora, Minister of State for C&IT in
written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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