Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks


The telecom service providers Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio have an interesting mix of prepaid plans offering various benefits to their subscribers. Prepaid plans below Rs 200 are targeted at the users who do not expect much in terms of data, validity and additional benefits. Most of the plans come with 1GB to 1.5GB data benefits. Here are the prepaid plans from Airtel, Jio and Vi below Rs 200.
Airtel Prepaid Plans Below Rs 200
Airtel has three prepaid plans below Rs 200 price point – at Rs 179, Rs 155 and Rs 99. Airtel prepaid plan at Rs 179 is a monthly recharge option, offering 2GB of data, unlimited calls and 300 SMS for a period of 28 days. As additional benefits, subscribers can also get a 30-day free trial to mobile edition Amazon Prime, free hello tunes and free Wync Music.
Airtel prepaid plan at Rs 155 offers 1GB of data in total, besides 300 SMS and unlimited calls. The validity of the plan is only 24 days. It comes with the same additional benefits as Airtel Rs 179 plan. Airtel’s Rs 99 plan is a smart recharge option with 200MB of data for 28 days. The calls are not free and are charged at Rs 1 paise/sec. SMS too is charged at Rs 1 for local text messages and Rs 1.50 for STD messages.
Jio Prepaid Plans Below Rs 200
Jio prepaid plans below Rs 200 denominations are 1GB/day and 1.5GB/day plans. There are two 1GB/day packs, one at Rs 179 and another at Rs 149. Jio prepaid plan at Rs 149 offers 1GB/day (20GB total data), unlimited voice calls, 100 SMS/day, all for 20 days. Jio Rs 179 prepaid plan offers similar benefits as that of Rs 149 plan, except that the validity is for 24 days. Also, the total data limit is 24GB.