How to Apply for BSNL Retired Employee Distributor (RED scheme)?

Great opportunity for bsnl vrs employees where they can work and earn alternative income through RED Scheme becoming as bsnl distributor.

Public Telecommunications company in India Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited facilitating good benefits for retired employees of BSNL by joing in RED scheme (Retired Employee Distributor scheme).

BSNL RED Scheme Commission Structure & Incentive for Sale of Products

BSNL launched BSNL Retired Employee distributor Scheme wherein a vrs BSNL employees can join and becoming part of BSNL Sales Team for selling BSNL Products or Services on commission basis. 

This scheme BSNL RED 2020 already running and was launched soon after the implementation of BSNL VRS Scheme 2019 where around 80,000 employees opted for Voluntary Retirement Scheme on 29th February 2020.

After vrs 2019 bsnl many of the VRS optees were previously working for Sales & Marketing units of the BSNL telecom circles. To overcome the shortage of direct selling agent / Sales persons and to make use of experienced BSNL VRS optees, BSNL introduced RED (Retired Employee distributor) Scheme 2020.

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The RED vRS Employee with their earlier experience can easily market and sell BSNL products e.g. BSNL SIM cards, Ctop-up (Easy recharge SIMs), etc. to customers at door step servicing and through organizing Mela / Camp at various in their busy located colonies in the BSNL Business Area. REDs can earn handful commissions for selling BSNL 4g sim cards / booking new broadband connections over DSL or FTTH services.

Terms and Conditions, VRS Employee Distributor Policy Requirements

1. Interested applicants must sign the initial agreement for a 3-year agreement period.
2. Eligibility Criteria: Only retired BSNL employees who wish to serve clients / prospects at their facilities and through the Apple / Camp organization, etc., will be able to apply.
3. You must have a valid PAN number
4. You must have a valid goods and services tax (GST) registration certificate number for your respective state (if applicable).
5. The applicant must submit a self-declaration that has not been blacklisted by the GST authorities.
6. Self-declaration that the applicant is retired from BSNL.
7. In the event that the RETE is blacklisted during the term of the BSNL contract, a specific indemnity clause must be inserted to ensure that BSNL does not bear any credit loss due to a RETE default.
8. Security Deposit: Refundable security deposit of Rs 500 / - (Rs 500 only).
9. Marketing Area: RED VRS employee authorized to market the bsnl products within SSA mentioned in the application at the time of registration.
10. RED will be provided with a free C-TOPUP SIM card with affordable rates and gifts.

Verification of credentials of new customers by RED

Verification of the credentials of the new connection clients: the PIA verification (photo, identity and address) of the new client will be carried out according to the various guidelines issued from time to time by DoT and BSNL. 

However, the RED employee must remember that all checks made under the scheme must be held accoun for the credentials sent by the customer.

The RED employee must secure the customer / subscriber credentials in a prescribed method issued by BSNL from time to time.    

BSNL Discount / Incentive / Margin to RED (Retired Employee Distributor)
a) For Postpaid Products
Sl No	Name of Product	Particulars	Initial Discount / Margin to RED	Seconday / Subsequent Incentive to RED
1	Postpaid Voice & Data Plan	SIM & Activation (Note)	NIL	90% of existing franchisee commission (Rs.80/- on deposit of security amount at the time of activation)
		Any Monthly Plan	90% of existing franchisee commission (Rs.80/- on deposit of security amount at the time of activation)	90% of existing franchisee commission (Balance incentive if any will be paid @14% of Fixed monthly Charges (FMC) at the end each month for six months subject to maximum of 90% of lowest FMC or Rs 500/- ( Including initial payment of Rs. 80/-) whichever is less and payment of monthly bills by the customer.)
a) For Prepaid Products
Sl No	Name of Product	Particulars	Discount, Margin and Incentive to RED
2	Postpaid Voice & Data Plan	SIM & Activation (Note)	90% of CAF existing Franchisee commission (At present CAF commission for both physical and e-KYC CAF activation is Rs. 10/- per activation and is applicable after submission of CAF and activation of SIM). (Note)
		Any Monthly Plan	90% of existing Franchisee discount/margin (90% of Plan voucher or Rs.100/- whichever is less. For special plans where discount is specified, the same is applicable.)
a) For Recharge Voucgers / Top Up Vouchers
Sl No	Name of Product		Discount, Margin and Incentive to RED
3	All Top-up Vouchers / Flexi Topup / STV (Special Tariff Vouchers)/ RCV (Recharge Vouchers) / CTOPUP		70% of Franchisee Discount @ 4.66% on MRP (See Note) i.e. equivalent to existing retailer discount share
Note:- 1. At present CAF commission for both physical and e-KYC/D-KYC CAF activation is Rs. 10/- per activation 2. Rate of discount on all Top-up Vouchers / Flexi Top-up / STV (Special Tariff Vouchers)/ RCV (Recharge Vouchers) / C-TOPUP shall be calculated on MRP and subject to revision from time to time. 3. Discount on C-TOPUP/ recharge to RED shall be 70% of discount/ margin offered to Franchisees as being done in case of retailer and subject to revision from time to time. 4. MNP commission equivalent to existing retailer’s MNP commission shall also be applicable to REDs
BSNL reserves the right to modify any part this “RED (Retired Employee Distributor) Policy2020” and discount/ margin structure at any point of time with the approval of Director  (Consumer Mobility), BSNL

Sales goals for RED

In this case, REDs must take into account that a minimum monthly sales target of 50 points is certified and must be met to earn a commission / incentive. For the marketing / sale of SIM cards / recharge First recharge vouchers (FRC) upon activation or recharge C / mobile phone recharge up to Rs. 5000 / - Sales targets assigned monthly to RED and will be communicated by the BSNL Business Area.

Every three months all the objectives assigned will be reviewed; If, in any event, REDs do not meet the minimum monthly sales targets, your account may be closed and you will not be allowed to continue as a retired employee bsnl distributor.

Advantage of the commercial regime

The advantage of the commercial scheme for REDs will be according to the criteria followed for existing resellers and their modification from time to time.

RED termination inactive

If it is not active for six consecutive months, the NETWORK can be canceled after the warning has been issued and the search for explanations. In case of irregularity / violation of the BSNL / GoI rules, the RED registration can be canceled without notice.

Extension / Migration

The BSNL Business Area Manager can extend / migrate the agreement from one year to the next for a period of two years with RED under the same conditions for the active RED. BSNL's decision will be final and binding in this regard.

Procedure for the purchase and sale of BSNL products

BSNL and RED must observe the following procedure in relation to the purchase and sale of BSNL Products:

1. The NETWORK will issue a purchase order for BSNL products.
2. Payment for the purchase of any BSNL product by RED will be made in advance.
3. Upon shipment of the ordered products, BSNL will generate an invoice in RED, net of the applicable discount that will be granted to RED.
4. BSNL will charge GST on the transaction value price, which is the price at which BSNL sells its products to RED. BSNL would increase the sales invoice for the sale of BSNL products to RED.
5. The GST paid by RED to BSNL will be available to RED as an inbound tax credit that can be offset against the GST charged by RED to the reseller.
6. Secondary / post incentives such as incentives on FRC / RC, any incentive based on a scheme etc. A RED will be delivered online in the form of c-top-up value through any platform such as Sanchar-soft / Pyro / ERP after applicable tax collection e.g. TDS / GST etc. Where applicable.
7. For subsequent incentives provided by BSNL (see point 5 above), RED will generate an invoice (along with the applicable GST) in BSNL. However, whatever earned incentive by the REDs may credited in the form of a C-topup, BSNL Office generate a special invoice (along with the applicable GST) for RED to the assignment of said earned C-topup value.
8. Where RED is not registered under the GST law, it will be BSNL's responsibility to discharge liability under the termination mechanism. Furthermore, it is agreed that RED will not charge any taxes on the invoice in such case.
9. BSNL will retain withholding tax under Chapter XVIIB of the IT Act 1961 on the secondary / subsequent incentive provided by BSNL to RED for the sale of BSNL Products.
10. The GST paid by RED to BSNL and by BSNL to RED (as applicable, could be a secondary / subsequent incentive provided by BSNL) will be available to RED and BSNL, respectively, as an incoming tax credit which can be offset against the GST collection of RED or BSNL
11. The methodology and tax deduction / reconciliation applicable in the payment as a discount at the time of the sale of the BSNL Products, discount in FRC / RC, any scheme based incentives, etc. a RED can be changed from time to time and the necessary instructions will be issued from the corresponding cell. from the BSNL corporate office.
12. Invoices issued by RED and BSNL must comply with all conditions prescribed in the rules on tax invoices according to the Central Tax Rules on Goods and Services, 2017
13. Where RED is not registered under the GST law, it will be BSNL's responsibility to discharge liability under the termination mechanism. Additionally, it is agreed that RED will not charge tax on the invoice.
14. Applicable accounting tax deductions / reconciliation / instructions / guidelines will be issued by the appropriate cell of the BSNL corporate office, which will be applicable to the circle / SSA.

Incentive invoice

In case of secondary / subsequent incentives granted to the NETWORK, it will be the responsibility of the NETWORK to raise the related tax invoice in accordance with the GST Law. BSNL reserves the right to be compensated for the credit loss in the event that BSNL is unable to claim the ITC for any failure / failure to obtain the corresponding invoice from RED. 

Furthermore, all invoices must be sent to BSNL immediately and in no event beyond 30 days from the invoice date.