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No. 2021/Tele/11(2)/1 (3346054) New Delhi, Dated: 11.05.23
The GM/CMD/MD/PCAO/CAO, DGs/Directors
All Indian Railways, KRCL, PUs, CORE, RDSO, NAIR, All CTIs
COFMOW Chairman, RRBs
(As per Standard List)
Sub: Revised rates for CUG mobile scheme for Indian Railways issued vide Telecom Circular
02/2022 dated 01.05.22 .
Ref: (i)Telecom Circular No.05/2023 dated 12.04.2023.
(ii) Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 01.05.2022 & 03.02.2023(Copy enclosed)
(iii) NWR’s letter No.SG/617/NWR/CUG Tender (L-1) dated 03.02.2023
(iv) RCIL’s letter No.RailTel/CO/Mktg/CUG/2021-22/003 dated 10.05.2023(Copy enclosed)
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In terms of Clause 4 of the JWO(Joint Working Order) issued vide Telecom Circular
No.02/2022 dated 01.05.22, RailTel and M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm were advised to revise the rates
for CUG scheme issued vide Telecom Circular 02/2022 w.e.f 03.02.23 as per the following.
Description Plan A Plan B Plan C
CUG Facility National National National
Unlimited National Voice Calls, Roaming,
STD & 200 SMS/Day (Local & National) Free Free Free
Bundled Data per month with rollover 60 GB 45 GB 30 GB
facility
Monthly Rental (Fixed) 74.61 59.05 39.90
Excluding GST
2. RCIL vide letter dated 10.05.23 under ref(iv) has intimated that M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm
have submitted their acceptance for revision of rates as per above w.e.f 03.02.23 and confirmed
that necessary credit/adjustment (from 03.02.23 till 12.04.23) shall be provided in the subsequent
bills to be raised by M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm.
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3. Telecom Circular No.05/2023 dated 12.04.2023 which is effective from 13.04.23 has the exact
same rates for above mentioned plans. Hence Railways may take necessary action for ensuring that
rates as per above are made effective from 03.02.23 to 12.04.23 against the earlier JWO issued vide
Telecom Circular 02/2022 dated 01.05.22 and get necessary credit/adjustment done in CUG billing
from M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm.
Kindly acknowledge receipt.
DA: As above
(धर्मेन्द्र सिंह)
निदेशक/ दूरसंचारदूरभाष
011-47843013, 030-43013
ई.मेल [email protected]
Copy to:
1. F(X)II & Budget Branches, Railway Board
2. Principal Chief Signal & Telecom Engineers, All Indian Railways.
3. CMD, RailTel Corporation of India Ltd., New Delhi.
4. M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
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Telecom Circular No.05 of 2023
The GM/CMD/MD/PCAO/CAO, The DGs/Directors
All Indian Railways, KRCL, PUs, CORE, COFMOW RDSO, NAIR, All CTIs
(As per standard list) Chairman, RRBs
Sub.: New Contract for enlarged CUG mobile scheme for Indian Railways
Ref : (i) Railway Board’s letter No.2004/Tele/TN/3 dated 07.06.2006
(ii) Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 01.05.2022
(iii) Railway Board Letter No.2021/Tele/11(2)/3(3377315) dated 22.06.2022
(iv) NWR’s letter No. SG/617/NWR/CUG Tender dated 10.04.2023
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Vide Board’s letter of even number dated 29.07.2022, North Western Railway (NWR)
was entrusted with selection of Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for the enlarged CUG
scheme of Indian Railways covering all serving employees (policy issued vide reference (iii)).
It has been intimated by NWR that M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. and M/s Bharti Airtel
Ltd. have been selected as the two TSPs(Telecom Service Providers) for serving the enlarged
CUG scheme with 60% and 40% share respectively. In this regard a JWO signed by North
Western Railway, M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. and M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd. received vide
ref (iv) is enclosed for Implementation by all Railways.
2. The enlarged CUG scheme managed by NWR shall come into effect from 13.04.2023
and shall replace the existing CUG scheme managed by RCIL, advised vide ref (ii). The
numbering plan as per the existing CUG scheme shall continue. Modalities for
implementation of the enlarged CUG scheme including new CUG numbers to cover all
Railway employees, are detailed in the enclosed JWO.
3. Financial limits for individual users shall be as advised vide Board’s letter under ref (i)
or as amended. As the service provided by the TSPs is on LTE/4G bands, mobile handsets
with 4G/VoLTE facility only will be supported. There will be 3 CUG plans viz. ‘A’, ‘B’ and
‘C’ for use by individual users. Plans ‘D’ and M2M SIMs are to be used departmentally for
Bulk SMS and with IoT devices requiring internet connection respectively. The entitlement of
CUG plans for Railway Employees shall be as under:
Plan ‘A’ – SAG & above, Plan ‘B’ – SG/JAG/SS/JS, Plan ‘C’ – for Group C staff
4. All Zonal Railways, Production Units, Centralized Training Institutes etc. are hereby
advised to make use of this scheme for CUG connections in accordance with extant CUG
policy guidelines as revised from time to time. The JWO along with LOAs and Tender
Document are also available on http://telerb.railnet.gov.in/wiki/policy for download.
5. This has the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
DA: As above
(धर्मेन्द्र सिंह)
निदेशक / दरू संचार
दूरभाष: 011-47843013, 030-43013
ई.मेल: [email protected]
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Copy to:
1. PFAs, All Indian Railways and Production Units
2. The Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General of India (Railways), Room No.224, Rail
Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001
for Member (Finance)/Railway Board
Copy to:
1. Adv./MR, EDPG/MR, OSD/MR, EDPG/MoSR(D), PS/MoSR(D), EDPG/MoSR(J)
PS/MoSR(J).
2. PSOs/Sr.PPSs/PPSs/PSs to Chairman & CEO and Members, Railway Board.
3. F(X)-II & Budget Branches, Railway Board.
4. PCSTEs, All Indian Railways for information and necessary action.
5. CMD, RailTel for information & necessary action.
6. All PSUs (except RailTel) for information.
7. The General Secretary, NFIR, AIRF, All India SC/ST Employee’s Association, All
India OBC Railway Employee’s Federation.
8. The Secretary General, FROA, IRPOF, All India RPF Association.
9. The Secretary, RBSS, Group ‘A’ & Group ‘B’ Officers Association.
10. The Secretary/General Secretary, RBSSSA, RBMSA, RBPOA.
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Date: 03.02.2023
The Chairman & Managing Director, M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.,
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd., Office-101, Saffron, Near Centre Point,
Plate-A, 6th Floor, Office Block Tower-2, Panchwati 5 Rasta, Ambawadi,
East Kidwai Nagar, Ahmedabad-380006 (Gujarat)
New Delhi-110023
Sub.: CUG mobile scheme of Indian Railways – revision of rates of existing CUG
contract reg.
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The present CUG mobile scheme of Indian Railways is being served by M/s Reliance
Jio Infocomm Ltd. at the following rates:
Description Plan A Plan B Plan C
CUG Facility National
Unlimited National Voice Calls, Roaming, STD Free Free Free
& 200 SMS/Day (Local & National)
Bundled Data 60 GB 45 GB 30 GB
Monthly Rental (Fixed)* 82.28 65.12 44.00
* GST extra
1.1 In terms of Clause 4 of the JWO(Joint Working Order) issued in respect of the above
contract (circulated vide this office letter of even number dated 01.05.2022/Annexure-I), any
change /modifications (decrease) in the tariff announced by TRAI/M/s Reliance Jio
Infocomm in the market for similar services shall also be passed on to all subscribers of
Railway automatically.
2. As per the Letter of Acceptance (enclosure to N.W.Rly’s letter No.SG/617/NWR
/CUG Tender (L-1) dated 03.02.2023/Annexure-II ) M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. has
now offered the following rates for the enlarged CUG scheme of Indian Railways:
Description Plan A Plan B Plan C
CUG Facility National
Unlimited National Voice Calls, Roaming, STD Free Free Free
& 200 SMS/Day (Local & National)
Bundled Data 60 GB 45 GB 30 GB
Monthly Rental (Fixed)* 74.61 59.05 39.90
* GST extra
…2/-
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2.1 Hence, in terms of the JWO Clause mentioned in Para 1.1 above, the rates of the
existing CUG contract should be reduced as per the above newly discovered market rates.
Therefore, M/s RCIL(managing existing CUG Scheme) and M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm (the
TSP) shall take necessary action to revise the rates of the existing CUG scheme of Indian
Railways accordingly, w.e.f. 03.02.2023 onwards.
DA: As stated
(धर्मेन्द्र सिंह)
निदेशक / दूरसंचार
दूरभाष:011-47843013, 030-43013
ई.मेल:[email protected]
