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At Rs 144, the cheapest of the three telecom plans, will come with a validity period of 30 days.
Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved recently announced a mobile SIM and telecom tariff
plans in partnership with state-run BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited)
The move by Patanjali Ayurved and its partner BSNL comes amid high competition in the telecom sector
To be used with the Patanjali-BSNL SIM, the telecom plans announced by the companies are priced from Rs 144 to Rs 1,584
Currently available to Patanjali group staff, the mobile SIM is expected to further intensify competition in the sector led by Bharti Airtel
and Reliance Jio, say analysts
But how do the Patanjali-BSNL telecom plans compare with peersPatanjali and BSNL have decided to offer three options to the subscribers,
priced at Rs 144, Rs 792 and Rs 1,584
The plans come with fixed benefits for different validity periods under these plans
Subscribers will get 2 GBs of mobile data per day, 100 SMSes per day and free voice calls including roaming under these plans.At Rs 144, the
cheapest of the three telecom plans, will come with a validity period of 30 days
telecom tariff plan is comparable with some of the 2 GBs per day plans from Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone India which come with a
validity period of 28 days each.Bharti Airtel currently offers free voice calls (local, STD and roaming) along with 2 GBs of data per day,
among other benefits, for a validity period of 28 days in a recharge pack priced at Rs
249.In a recharge pack priced at Rs 198, Reliance Jio offers 3.5 GBs per day of high speed data for a period of 28 days
The data benefit of 3.5 GBs per day is available for the month of June, according to Reliance Jio
Previously, Reliance Jio offered 2 GBs of data per day at high speed, among other benefits including free voice calls, for the same validity
period.Vodafone India offers 2 GBs of data per day at 4G/3G speed, among other benefits including free voice calls (local, STD and roaming),
for a validity period of 28 days in a recharge pack priced at Rs 255, according to the telecom company's website -
vodafone.in.Patanjali-BSNL Rs 792 planThe next Patanjali-BSNL telecom tariff plan - to be used with the Patanjali-BSNL co-branded SIM - is
priced at Rs 792 and comes with a validity period of 180 days
Under this option, the subscriber gets a total of 360 GBs of mobile data, for the validity period .Patanjali-BSNL Rs 1,584 planThe most
expensive Patanjali-BSNL plan announced by the companies so far is priced at Rs 1,584
This plan comes with a validity period of 365 days
That makes for a total data benefit of 730 GBs during this period.Currently, Patanjali Ayurved offers a wide range of products from segments
such as food, ayurvedic medicine, cosmetics, home care and personal care products.Patanjali Ayurved-BSNL SIM card is open to non-Patanjali
employees too; here's how to avail it"Those who are not members of Patanjali Family can subscribe and buy Swadeshi Samriddhi card of
Patanjali and produce the same to buy BSN Patanjali 144 plan," BSNL had said on microblogging site last month
That means individuals not employed with Patanjali group organisations can apply for the Patanjali shopping card - Swadeshi Samriddhi card -
to avail the SIM.(Read: The Difference Between Patanjali SIM Card And Patanjali Swadeshi Samriddhi Card)Patanjali Swadeshi Samriddhi card
comes at a membership fee of Rs
Shoppers holding a Patanjali Swadeshi Samriddhi card get a 10 per cent discount on the company's products.
