BSNL numbers remain active without recharging till April 20.

BSNL numbers will remain active during lock down. BSNL prepaid users will not require to make compulsory recharges until at least April 20. BSNL prepaid users have been gifted by the Telecom Minister, Ministry of Telecommunication. A balance of 10 rupees will also be given by the government.

Crores of BSNL prepaid SIM card users have received a gift from The Telecom Minister, Ministry of Telecommunication. Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has instructed to keep BSNL prepaid SIM cards of BSNL numbers operational till April 20 without any recharge.

Not only this, a balance of Rs 10 will also be given as an incentive to these users with immediate effect. The Telecom Minister, Ministry of Telecommunication has announced this due to a nationwide lock down due to coronavirus.

The central government looks to help millions of individuals, especially those associated with the economically lower strata of society.

The move is specifically aimed at helping members of India's working class who earn primarily on a daily wage basis, and as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, were left without a path to income for the future.

This order will be applicable for BSNL numbers of every telecom circle of BSNL prepaid. The Union Minister said in his statement that this decision has been taken by the government to keep people connected to their families till April 20.

Earlier, another public telecom companies were also instructed by TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority) to increase the validity of prepaid users whose validity is expiring during the lock down.

(Telecom Regulatory Authority) TRAI asked Telecom operators (Jio, Vodafone-Idea and Airtel) to ensure that users should continue to receive service uninterrupted during the 21-day lock down. (Telecom Regulatory Authority) TRAI has asked all the telecom companies to take appropriate steps for this on a priority basis.

According to the PTI report, (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) TRAI in its statement has instructed all the telecom companies that users should not face any kind of connectivity during lock down.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said that telecom is the essential service of the people and said that people should not face any problem due to this. Telecom operators took the necessary steps for this. However, there has been no official reply from any Telecom operators following this directive from (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)TRAI.