New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has launched the ₹179 prepaid recharge plan with life insurance cover of Rs. 2 lakhs. The telecom operator said it has partnered with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to provide insurance services to its prepaid subscribers.
Airtel’s new prepaid plan at Rs 179 will now come with unlimited calling to any network, 2 GB internet data, 300 SMS and with a term life insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh from Bharti AXA Life Insurance. The recharge plan has a validity of 28 days.
The insurance cover is available to customer aged 18-54 years and requires no paperwork or medical test, it said. The policy or Certificate of Insurance will be instantaneously delivered digitally and a physical copy of the insurance can be provided on request, it added.
Airtel has over one million retail outlets, and its mobile network covers over 786,000 non-census towns and villages across India.
The Airtel’s new prepaid plans set a new benchmark in making a basic insurance cover even more accessible and affordable. It is designed to serve entry-level smartphone users and feature phone users in semi-urban and rural markets, the company said.
