Shortly after Jio’s tariff hike yesterday, Airtel revised its prepaid and postpaid plans in India. The Bharti Group-owned telco has increased the rates of its monthly and annual plans by up to 20%. Let’s have a look at the new plan rates from Airtel.
Airtel New Plans After Price Hike
The new Airtel prepaid plans now start at Rs 199 for 28 days and go up to Rs 3,599 for the annual plans with 365 days of validity.
The new prices in Airtel’s prepaid and postpaid plans will apply all over India, starting July 3. Until then, customers can recharge with existing rates and queue their plans. Here’s a detailed chart of the revised plan rates.
| Airtel New Prepaid Plans | |||
| Existing Rate | Validity (Days) |
Data Benefits (Unlimited voice calls) |
Revised Rate |
| Rs 178 | 28 | 2GB total | Rs 199 |
| Rs 455 | 84 | 6GB total | Rs 509 |
| Rs 1,799 | 365 | 24GB total | Rs 1,999 |
| Rs 265 | 28 | 1GB/day | Rs 299 |
| Rs 299 | 28 | 1.5GB/day | Rs 349 |
| Rs 359 | 28 | 2.5GB/day | Rs 409 |
| Rs 399 | 28 | 3GB/day | Rs 449 |
| Rs 479 | 56 | 1.5GB/day | Rs 579 |
| Rs 549 | 56 | 2GB/day | Rs 649 |
| Rs 719 | 84 | 1.5GB/day | Rs 859 |
| Rs 839 | 84 | 2GB/day | Rs 979 |
| Rs 2,999 | 365 | 2GB/day | Rs 3,599 |
| Rs 19 | 1 day | 1GB total | Rs 22 |
| Rs 29 | 1 day | 2GB total | Rs 33 |
| Rs 65 | The same as a base plan | 4GB total | Rs 77 |
Airtel has also hiked the rates of its postpaid plans. Here are the new tariffs for Airtel’s postpaid plans.
| Airtel New Postpaid Plans | ||
| Existing Rate | Benefits | New Rate |
| Rs 399 | 1 SIM,40GB data, Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, Xstream Premium |
Rs 449 |
| Rs 499 | 1 SIM, 75GB data, Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, Xstream Premium, Disney+Hotstar 12 months, Amazon Prime Video 6 months |
Rs 549 |
| Rs 599 | 2 SIMs, 105GB data, Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, Xstream Premium, Disney+Hotstar 12 months, Amazon Prime Video 6 months, Wynk Premium |
Rs 699 |
| Rs 999 | 4 SIMs, 190GB data, Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, Xstream Premium, Disney+Hotstar 12 months, Amazon Prime Video 6 months, Wynk Premium |
Rs 1,199 |
Airtel says the company is moving towards an Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) closer to Rs 300 for business sustainability. The telco also mentions that the rates of entry-level plans have been hiked nominally to offer good value to budget-centric customers.
Since both Airtel and Jio have gone this route, we can soon expect Vodafone Idea aka Vi to release its list of plans with the hiked prices!
