Airtel Rs 599 Prepaid Plan Launched: Benefits and Details The Rs 599 prepaid plan from Bharti Airtel will be available across all the 22 telecom circles in the next few months, but for now, it will be available to customers across Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. The plan ships with 2GB daily data, 100 SMSes per day and unlimited voice calls for the entire duration of 84 days. Additionally, it also comes with Rs 4 lakh insurance cover as the telco has partnered with Bharti AXA Life Insurance company. Airtel says the recharge comes with a validity of 84 days, however, the insurance over continues automatically for three months with every recharge. As per the IRDAI, the insurance penetration in India is less than 4% (of the population) while mobile penetration is close to 90%. It is estimated that India will have close to 830 million smartphone users by 2022, so Airtel is looking for the deep distribution reach with its prepaid plans. How to Avail Rs 4 Lakh Insurance Cover from Airtel? Furthermore, Airtel says it has engineered the entire insurance process to be delivered digitally in a matter of a few minutes. A customer needs to enrol for the insurance after the first recharge through SMS, Airtel Thanks App or the Airtel Retailer. The life insurance cover, which is available to all customers aged 18-54 years, requires no paperwork or medical examination and the certificate of insurance will be instantly or it will be delivered digitally. A physical copy of the insurance will be delivered to the customer’s doorstep on request. The product is currently available to customers across Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry and its availability will be gradually extended to pan-India in the next few months. As mentioned above, Airtel already has Rs 499 prepaid plan that ships with 2GB daily data for 82 days, but the new plan offers Rs 4 lakh insurance cover at no extra cost to the customers.
