Gujarat: The state government has directed its employees to transition from Vodafone Idea to Reliance Jio mobile services, resulting in mixed reactions across government offices. A recent circular issued by the government has mandated the change, although the reasons behind the decision have not been revealed.

Under the new arrangement, the mobile numbers of government employees will remain unchanged, but their service provider will switch to Reliance Jio. The circular orders all offices to implement these changes immediately.

As part of the agreement with Reliance Jio, government employees will be offered a Closed User Group (CUG) plan at a monthly rental of Rs 37.50. The plan includes free calling and 3000 SMS messages to any mobile operator or landline, with subsequent charges of 50 paise per SMS and Rs 1.25 for international messages. Employees can also access various 4G and 5G data plans at additional costs.

The transition to Reliance Jio is expected to impact thousands of state government mobile phones, as employees across Gujarat adapt to the new service provider.