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

Telecom operators announced the major tariff hike for prepaid users earlier this month. The top three telcos- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio increased tariffs by more than 40%. Before the revision, operators used to provide a 70-day validity plan at a price of just Rs 299. While those days are gone, users can still avail some long validity plans on a budget. For example, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio are offering a long term plan with 84 days validity at Rs 379 and Rs 329, respectively. Airtel is not offering any such plan and the best plan from the former leading operator is the Rs 399 one which ships with benefits for 56 days from the date of recharge. The total number of prepaid plans after the revision has come drastically, but operators are slowly adding new plans to increase the overall offerings from their end. Continue reading to know more about the long validity prepaid plans from telecom operators after the revision.

Reliance Jio Rs 329 Prepaid Plan Offers 84 Days Validity
Reliance Jio has introduced two prepaid plans which are aimed at providing long validity on budget and they are priced at Rs 329 and Rs 1,299. The Rs 329 prepaid recharge comes with 84 days validity, whereas the Rs 1,299 plan offers benefits for 365 days. As for the benefits, the Rs 329 prepaid recharge from Reliance Jio comes with unlimited Jio-to-Jio voice calls, 3,000 non-Jio minutes, 1000 SMSes and a total of 6GB 4G data which can be used during the entire validity period of 84 days. Jio users also get free access to the company’s popular apps like JioTV, JioCinema and so on.
Vodafone Rs 379 Prepaid Recharge Also Comes With 84 Days Validity