INVC,,
New Delhi,,
The Central Para Military Force personnel deployed in inaccessible areas/Border Out Posts do not have adequate communication links with the outside world and as a result they were not able to keep in touch with their families. Jawans often have to cover long distances on foot to reach PCOs for communicating with their family members.
MHA requested the BSNL to reduce the call charges to Rs.1/- per minute so that the Jawans of CPMFs posted in remote/forward areas can contact their families at the minimum possible expense. BSNL has now reduced the call charges of these 400 numbers of DSPTs from Rs.5/- to Rs.1/- per minute. This will go a long way in boosting the morale of the Jawans of CPMFs posted in remote and inaccessible areas.
The matter was taken up with Department of Telecommunication to suggest a cheaper mode of communication so that the CPFs personnel posted in the remote / inaccessible areas of the country are able to talk to their families. At the request of MHA, BSNL has installed 400 numbers of Digital Satellite Phone Terminal’s (DSPT) at the inaccessible locations of various Central Police Forces, at a cost of Rs.5.94 crore (approx). In addition to it, 288 number of DSPTs have also been sanctioned to BSF and ITBP.
