Bharti Airtel hikes minimum recharge for prepaid users

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel Ltd has raised the minimum monthly recharge for prepaid users to ₹45 with immediate effect from Sunday, more than a year after it set this tariff at ₹35.

This means every Airtel prepaid user will have to pay a minimum of ₹10 more every month to stay on its network. “It will be mandatory to recharge with a voucher of ₹45 or above every 28 days to avail services,” Airtel said in a notice on Sunday.

“In case of non-recharge with a voucher of ₹45 or above at the end of the tariff validity period, Airtel reserves the right to provide the plan benefits in a curtailed manner at its own discretion during the grace period of 15 days. In case of non-recharge of a voucher with ₹45 or above, all services will be suspended post the grace period,” it said.