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Big decision of Reliance Jio: After strictness of TRAI, new 4G feature phone plan launched, cheap pack of ₹ 91 discontinued

Samira Vishwas | May 5, 2026 6:24 PM CST

Reliance Jio has made a major reshuffle in the recharge portfolio for its crores of 4G feature phone users (JioPhone and JioBharat). Following questions raised by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) over the lack of transparency in device-specific plans, the company has removed the old ‘JioBharat’ and ‘JioPhone’ categories and introduced a new one. ‘4G Feature Phone Plan’ Category has been introduced. This change simply means that now the plans for all 4G keypad phone users will be uniform and transparent, but at the same time, due to the closure of the cheapest ₹ 91 plan, the burden on the initial pockets of the users has increased.

TRAI’s objection and Jio’s new strategy

Jio took this step when TRAI found that different plans for different devices were creating confusion among customers. To curb this, Jio has restructured its entire prepaid portfolio. Now the company has completely abolished the special plans of ‘JioPhone’ and has introduced them with the new name of ‘4G Feature Phone Plan’. This change will not only increase transparency but will also make Jio compliant with regulatory standards.

Mathematics of new 4G feature phone plans

Now initial recharge for Jio feature phone users ₹123 Will start from. Here is the full list of new plans:

price of plan	Validity (Days)	data benefits	other facilities
₹123	28 days	0.5 GB/day (total 14GB)	Unlimited calling, 300 SMS
₹234	56 days	0.5 GB/day (total 28GB)	Unlimited calling, 300 SMS
₹369	84 days	0.5 GB/day (total 42GB)	Unlimited calling, 300 SMS
₹1234	336 days	0.5 GB/day (total 168GB)	Annual Plan, Unlimited Calls

‘Welcome’ plan and data add-on worth ₹21

Jio has a special offer for new customers ₹21 plan Has been introduced, which is only for those users who are buying a new 4G feature phone. It offers 0.5GB daily data and unlimited calling with a validity of 4 days. Apart from this, there are also new add-on packs for users when they run out of data:

₹26: 2GB data (28 days)
₹62: 6GB data (28 days)
Booster Plans: Plans of ₹86, ₹122 and ₹182 will meet the daily extra data requirement.

₹91 plan becomes history

The biggest shock is for those users who till now ₹91 Were using the cheapest plan. Jio has officially discontinued this plan. Now customers will have to recharge at least ₹ 123 to keep their SIM active and for calling-data. However, the company claims that the ₹123 plan is still about 30% cheaper than the ₹179 plan of other operators present in the market.