The government has reduced the call charges from five rupees per minute to one rupee per minute for Satellite Phones for all Para Military Forces serving along the border outposts throughout the country. <br/><br/>This decision has been taken in follow up of the visit of Union Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Sachin Pilot, to the North Eastern border areas where it was brought to his notice that jawans were required to pay 5 rupees per minute for using the Satellite Phones to make calls to their families.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports, the decision came in appreciation of the fact that the Central Paramilitary Forces like ITBP, BSF and SSB are entrusted with protecting country's international borders with their jawans posted at border outposts in most difficult and inhospitable conditions. <br/><br/>To ensure that these brave jawans enjoy access to telecom services, BSNL has been providing them with Satellite Phones.<br/>