Jio and Airtel prepaid recharge plans launched this week: price, benefits, and validity

If you were frugal with your recharge plans due to increased prices, then it’s time to rejoice. Jio and Airtel have launched new plans on the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day. The two new plans from Jio are for a sum of Rs 2,999 and Rs 719, of which customers will get 100 percent cashback benefits on the former plan. Airtel, on the other hand, has launched two plans with a recharge amount of Rs 519 and Rs 779 respectively. Let’s take a look in detail at the new plans offered by both telcos this week.

Recharge plans launched by Jio this week

Jio Rs 2999 recharge plan

The Rs 2999 plan will give you 2.5GB of data per day with a validity of 365 days. Along with that, you will get unlimited calling, up to 100 outgoing SMSes per day, and access to JioCinema, JioTV, JioCloud, and JioSecurity. 

With this plan, you will get 100 percent cashback in the form of Disney+Hotstar mobile membership for 1 year, 75GB of extra data worth Rs 750, and coupons worth Rs 750 each from Ajio.com, netmeds.com, and ixigo.

Jio Rs 750 recharge plan

The Rs 750 recharge plan will get you unlimited calling, up to 100 outgoing SMSes per day, and 2GB of data per day with 90 days of validity. You will also get 100MB of extra data included with the plan in case you run out of data and there is an emergency. In addition, you also get access to the Jio suite of apps which include JioCinema, JioCloud, JioSecurity, and JioTV.

Recharge plans launched by Airtel this week

Airtel Rs 779 plan

With the newly launched Rs 779 plan, you will get unlimited data, 1.5GB of data per day, and up to 100 outgoing SMSes per day for a period of 90 days. Apart from this, you will get other benefits such as complimentary 3-month access to Apollo Circle, Free Hellotunes, complimentary access to Wynk Music and a Rs 100 cashback on delivery of FASTag.

Airtel Rs 519 plan

The Rs 519 plan is a more value-for-money option with nearly the same benefits as above. You get the same high-speed internet with 1.5GB of data per day, unlimited calling, up to 100 outgoing SMSes per day, and access to Wynk Music, free Hellotunes, complimentary access to Apollo Circle for 3 months along with Rs 100 cashback on FASTag. The validity will be for a period of 60 days from the date of recharge.