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


Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is offering various types of prepaid plans such as unlimited combo plans, voice-only plans, SMS packs and data-only packs. There’s no doubt that BSNL has some of the best unlimited combo prepaid plans in the industry, but customers may exhaust daily data benefit very frequently. This is where the BSNL data plans come into the picture as they start at just Rs 16. The BSNL Data Packs in question are STV 16, STV 57, STV 98, STV 151, STV 198, STV 251 and STV 998. The telco’s STV 998 is probably the best data plan available in the industry as it comes with 3GB data per day for a period of 240 days. Continue reading to know more about these prepaid plans in detail.
Data STV/Data Plan | Total Data Benefit | Validity |
| STV 16 | 2GB | 1 Day |
| STV 57 | 10GB+ZING | 10 Days |
| STV 98 | 2GB per Day+Eros Now | 22 Days |
| STV 151 | 40GB+ZING | 28 Days |
| STV 198 | 2GB per Day+ZING | 54 Days |
| STV 251 | 70GB+ZING | 28 Days |
| STV 998 | 3GB per Day+ZING | 240 Days |
STV 16 BSNL Data Pack
Starting with STV 16, this plan offers a user 2GB of data with one-day validity. It can be recharged on top of any prepaid plan as the data benefit can not be carry forwarded and expires after 24 hours of recharge.
STV 57 BSNL Data Pack
For those who want a little bit more validity, they can choose the STV 57 because it offers 10GB of data along with free ZING subscription for ten days.