BSNL Brings Back 4% Discount Scheme for Recharging Others’ Prepaid Accounts

BSNLhas reintroduced the4% instant discount offerfor recharging the prepaid accounts of other BSNL subscribers. As per a circular issued by BSNL Karnataka this week, the discount will beapplicable for a single rechargedone via the MyBSNL app. However,only new users of the app will be eligible for the discount. This means that users who are already registered to the My BSNL app will not get any discount when recharging their registered number. The offer is valid up to September 30, 2020.

It is worth noting thatJio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea have all been offering similar incentivesto their customers.Reliance Jiowas the first out the box, launching theJioPOS Liteapp back in April. The app enables Jio users to perform prepaid recharges for other Jio subscribers and earn a commission on every transaction. Airtel Launched its SuperHero program just days later, while Vodafone Idea tied-up with Paytm to launch a similar scheme calledRecharge Sathi.

As for BSNL’s program, it had originally announced this scheme in late April before ending it on May 31. This time, however, the offer will be valid a little longer. As mentioned already, users will be able to earn their one-time discount up until September 30th. It will be interesting to see whether the company will extend the offer yet again.

BSNL has been announcing a number of new schemes or bringing back old plans during the pandemic. The companylaunched a new long-term prepaid planonly this week. The plan costs Rs. 2,399 and, comes with a validity of 600 days. It brings up to 250 minutes of voice calls and 100 SMSes per day. The company also recentlyextended its ‘Work@Home’ broadband planfor landline customers.

Kishalaya Kundu

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