Jio introduces ₹1 prepaid recharge plan, cheapest in India

BL Mumbai Bureau Updated - December 16, 2021 at 01:15 PM.

Reliance Jio's new plan plan offers 10MB data and has 1 day validity

Hyderabad, Telangana, 22/04/2020: JIO Telecom logo is seen at a mobile phone store in Hyderabad on April 22, 2020. Facebook has taken a $5.7 billion stake in the Jio digital platforms business of India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, the two sides said on April 22 marking one of the biggest foreign investments in the country. The deal will give the US social media giant a 10 per cent stake in Jio Platforms, part of Ambani's Reliance Industries empire. Photo: Nagara Gopal / The Hindu

Reliance Jio has introduced a ₹1 prepaid plan for users, the cheapest prepaid cellular recharge plan in India.

The ₹1 plan, as currently listed on the MyJio mobile app, offers 10 MB of data and has a one day validity.

This is, however, different from the offering that was launched originally.

As initially reported by TelecomTalk, previously, the plan was listed for the same amount. However, it offered 30 days of validity and 100MB of data.

 

The validity and the data offered have now been lowered. Once a user hits the data cap, the browsing speed will go down to 64kbps.

Users can find the ₹1 plan listed under the “Value" section, which is part of the “Other Plans" tab on the MyJio smartphone app.

The new plan comes even as Reliance Jio last month had hiked its tariffs by 20 per cent, following back-to-back tariff hike announcements by competitors Airtel and Vodafone Idea.

Jio had priced its cheapest plan at ₹91 per month, up from ₹75 while the most expensive plan was priced at ₹2,879.

Published on December 16, 2021 05:31