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Sheila hands out mobile PCOs to differently-abled persons

Staff Reporter

To mark the birthday of Congress president Sonia Gandhi

- Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

Happy moment: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit distributing the MTNL CDMA technology-based mobile PCOs in New Delhi on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit distributed mobile Public Call Offices (PCOs) to 20 differently-abled persons at her residence here on Sunday on the occasion of the birthday of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

The mobile PCOs mounted on tricycles were provided by the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited in collaboration with the Delhi Government as a self-reliance initiative for the benefit of the differently-abled from the weaker sections of society.

To make the PCO owner’s life easy, mobile PCO service will be provided on a pre-paid basis so that the operator does not have to deposit fortnightly or monthly bills. Depending on his need, the PCO operator can purchase recharge coupons of flexible denominations ranging from Rs.500 to Rs.10,000 from any of the 56 “Sanchar Haats” of MTNL across Delhi. In addition, there are provisions of up to five extra PCO lines on the same rickshaw on request, depending on business necessities.

To further increase the income of the differently-abled, MTNL would be giving them preferential treatment for grant of franchisee-ship of MTNL and for sale of “Trump” and “Garuda” re-charge coupons and MTNL calling cards. While MTNL provided each PCO operator with free-of-cost phone equipment, the Delhi Government provided tricycles on finance basis.

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