Mobile Recharge: The long-running debate in the country regarding mobile recharge plans has now reached the government level. According to reports, the central government may encourage telecom companies to introduce plans with validity of 30 days more prominently. This step is being taken after increasing complaints from users who are facing problems with the 28 day plan.
issue raised in parliament
Recently, Raghav Chadha raised this issue strongly in Rajya Sabha. He said that in the current plans, if the data given to the users daily is not used completely, then it gets exhausted at the end of the day.
According to them, if someone gets 2GB data and uses only 1.5GB, then the remaining data gets exhausted without any refund or rollover. He demanded that users should be given the facility to use the remaining data the next day or in the next cycle.
Demand to end 28 day plan
Raghav Chadha also suggested to stop the 28 day recharge plan completely. He says that due to this, users have to recharge more times in a year, which increases their expenses. Along with this, he also said that even after the recharge is over, basic services like SMS and incoming calls should continue for at least one year. He also advocated a longer grace period for deactivation.
What do the government and TRAI have to say?
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has taken note of this issue and has asked telecom companies to give more importance to the 30-day plan. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has already made a rule that it is necessary for companies to provide an option with validity of 30 days in their plans. However, companies have also been given the freedom to decide the price and other conditions as per their own.
What can change in the future?
If this initiative of the government goes ahead, users may soon see more transparent and convenient recharge plans. With a plan with validity of 30 days, people will get the facility to recharge on the same date every month and the hassle of frequent recharge will be reduced.
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