Government reduces call charges for soldiers as Diwali gift
Communications Minister Manoj Sinha on Wednesday announced that call charges of â¹5 per minute will be reduced to â¹1 per minute for soldiers as a Diwali gift. The â¹500 monthly charge paid by soldiers and officers for using the Digital Satellite Phone Terminal service has also been removed. Soldiers can now speak to their families for longer durations, Sinha said.