At least 8,000 BSNL mobile SIMs active, but new connections only for J&K government staff

SRINAGAR: At least 8,000 BSNL mobile connections, mostly belonging to government and police officials, are working in Kashmir while the State-run BSNL has issued about 4,000-5,000 new landline connections in Valley.

It is allotting new post-paid SIM cards only to government employees.

“We have a total subscriber base of 4.75 lakh in the Valley. Of them 8,000 post-paid mobile phones are working,” a BSNL official said.

The mobile phones working belong to government and police officials besides BSNL officials.