Vodafone India — mandatory recharge amount after postpaid to prepaid conversion

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Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 201308

Hi,

I have recently got my postpaid connection changed to prepaid after a lot of difficulty with Vodafone in Delhi NCR circle ( Noida ).

Now they are asking me to recharge my prepaid with something called first rechatge amount of 300+ Rs.

I want to know if telecom companies can force me to recharge with that amount against services ( incoming, outgoing calls ) related to the sim.

Thanks,
Saurabh