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BSNL Prepaid Plans at Rs 172 Rs 184 and Rs 190 Launch With Unlimited Calling Benefits

By Raju Saha • 9/11/2026

Mobile phones have become an essential part of daily life for staying connected with family, friends, and work. However, many citizens find themselves paying high monthly bills for large data packs that they rarely use. Elderly citizens, small shopkeepers, rural families, and people who use basic keypad feature phones often want simple calling services without forced data charges. Similarly, workers who stay connected to home or office internet networks during the day look for cost effective options to keep secondary phone numbers active. Understanding this widespread public demand, state owned telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has introduced three fresh prepaid recharge packs.

The newly launched plans arrive with price tags of Rs 172, Rs 184, and Rs 190. These options belong to the voice focused category, designed specifically for customers who want to make phone calls and send text messages without paying extra for internet data bundles. By removing bundled high speed web browsing, the public sector operator provides an affordable way for budget conscious subscribers to maintain continuous mobile connectivity.

Starting with the lowest priced choice, the Rs 172 plan serves users who need basic service for four full weeks. This plan provides unlimited voice calling to any network across the entire nation, alongside 100 free SMS every single day. The recharge comes with a validity duration of 28 days. For the average customer, the daily operational cost works out to approximately Rs 6.14 per day, making it one of the most budget friendly calling options available in the mobile market.

For customers who prefer a longer service window, the company introduced the Rs 184 prepaid plan. This pack offers identical primary benefits, including unlimited voice calls to any telephone line in the country and 100 text messages per day. The key difference lies in the service duration, as this pack delivers a full 30 days of active validity. This option gives consumers extra convenience by keeping their mobile line active for two additional days compared to the starter recharge.

The third offering is the Rs 190 prepaid pack, tailored for subscribers who want their monthly recharge cycle to match the normal calendar. This plan provides unlimited national calling and 100 SMS daily with a validity of exactly one calendar month. Under calendar month rules, if a customer recharges on the fifth day of a month, the service remains active until the fifth day of the following month. This setup eliminates the confusion of changing recharge dates and helps working households budget their monthly phone expenses easily.

The introduction of these calling focused packs follows regulatory directions issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The sector regulator directed service providers across the country to offer prepaid tariffs that do not force customers to pay for internet bundles they do not need. While private operators have adjusted their own pricing options under these rules, the government telecom company has positioned these three plans to give consumers greater choice and transparent billing.

Subscribers who pick these voice packs still have complete freedom if they suddenly require short term internet connectivity. Customers can purchase separate small data top up vouchers whenever they need to look up information online or use mobile payment applications. This flexible approach ensures that users spend money on web data only when they actually use it, rather than paying for wasted daily limits that reset unused every midnight.

Telecom observers note that the rollout helps protect low income consumers from rising communication costs. In many parts of the country, citizens rely on active phone connections to receive government subsidy alerts, bank one time passwords, and health service messages. By offering simple calling and messaging packs without unnecessary add ons, the state operator ensures that essential public communication channels remain affordable and accessible for every household.

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