Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad seeks relief package for telecom sector

NEW DELHI: Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has pitched for a series of relief measures, including lower licence fee, in the budget for the beleaguered telecom sector.

He has also sought a cut in GST rate from 18% to 12%, which can help lower the monthly mobile bill of consumers, but it’s a decision which is outside the budget and a call has to be taken in the GST Council, comprising state and Union finance ministers.