BSNL, Jio and Vi work from home data plans under Rs 500 that you can go for

Telecom companies BSNL, Jio and Vi offer data-only work from home plans starting around Rs 151. Airtel does not have plans listed as work from home offers but it gives data-only prepaid plans under Rs 500 that can be used for the purpose.

Last year, the telecom companies introduced work from home prepaid plans as maximum customers adopted remote work owing to the pandemic. This year, the work from home norm was brought again with the rising Covid numbers due to the deadly second wave. The telcos did not discontinue these plans and offer plenty of data for users to get by. While BSNL, Jio and Vi have data only prepaid plans listed under the work from home section, Airtel does not exclusively have plans listed under such a section. However, it offers data-only prepaid plans that give entertainment benefits and can be used for remote work as well. BSNL gives two work from home data plans priced at Rs 151 and Rs 251. Both plans have a validity of 28 days and give 40GB and 70GB data respectively. These plans are data-specific and users have to recharge separately if they want to avail of calling or SMS benefits with this plan.Vi Rs 251 and Rs 351 work from home plans: Vi also gives data-specific prepaid plans that offer 50GB data for a validity of 28 days. The additional benefits include access to Vi Movies and TV. The Rs 351 work from home plan, again is a data-specific plan that offers 100GB data for a validity of 56 days. The additional benefits include access to Vi Movies and TV. Jio Rs 151, Rs 201 work from home prepaid plans: The data-specific prepaid plans from Jio offer unlimited 30GB and 40GB data respectively for a validity of 30 days.