Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has a Rs 500 prepaid plan for the customers which comes with YouTube Premium.

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has a Rs 500 prepaid plan for the customers which comes with YouTube Premium. 

21.04.2026

The Rs 500 plan is made for people who are looking for entertainment benefits with their prepaid plan. The plan also bundles 5G data for the consumers. There's Google Gemini benefit worth Rs 35,100 bundled too. Jio offers this plan to everyone in the country. Let's take a look at the benefits of this plan.

Reliance Jio Rs 500 YouTube Premium Plan Reliance Jio comes with unlimited voice calling, 100 SMS/day, and 2GB of daily data. The plan comes with unlimited 5G data as well. There are no caps to using 5G data here. The service validity bundled with this plan is of 28 days.

The additional benefits of this plan include JioAICloud (50GB) storage, and Rs 35,100 worth Google Gemini subscription which bundles 5000GB of cloud storage, Nano Banana, and more. The OTT subscriptions will include access to YouTube Premium, Prime Video Mobile Edition, and JioHostar Mobile.

Then there is access to a lot more OTT platforms which includes SonyLIV, ZEE5, Lionsgate Play, Discovery+, SunNXT, Kanchha Lannka, Planet Marathi, Chaupal, FanCode, and Hoichoi via JioTV app.

Note that for the users to continue getting the Google Gemini AI Pro subscription access, they should keep recharging with the Rs 349 plan or more for a period of 18 months. Jio is the number one telecom player in the country with more than 500 million subscribers. The telco is also the largest FWA (Fixed-Wireless Access) service provider in the country. Jio's Rs 500 plan is one of the select offerings in the industry which offers access to YouTube Premium in the industry. You can get this plan right now from the Jio app and the website.

Doctors warn of rise in health risks in kids due to screen time

Doctors warn of rise in health risks in kids due to screen time 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK LUCKNOW  18.05.2025

Lucknow : Doctors from King George’s Medical University (KGMU) on Saturday warned that children spending long hours on phones, tablets and TVs are facing a rise in health problems ranging from obesity, myopia and sleep disturbances to depression, suicidal thoughts and aggressive behaviour. 

Addressing an awareness programme for over 100 teachers and counsellors, head of the psychiatry department, Prof Vivek Agarwal said that the developing brains of pre-schoolers are particularly vulnerable. Excessive screen exposure, he explained, can blunt attention span, delay language development, and weaken emotional control and social skills. 

Adding to the discussion, Prof Amit Arya from the same department highlighted that unregulated digital use is contributing to a rise in ADHD-like symptoms, autism-spectrum traits, substance abuse and growing cases of cyberbullying, internet addiction and gaming or gambling-related disorders. 

Offering practical solutions, Prof Pawan Kumar Gupta urged schools and parents to promote “digital hygiene” by implementing written screen-use agreements between students and guardians, setting fixed daily limits, creating device-free zones at home, encouraging outdoor play and introducing structured lessons on online safety and responsible digital citizenship. 

He also raised concerns about the growing misuse of sexually explicit emojis and coded messages among teenagers, stressing the need for stronger policy safeguards. The experts referred to the Indian Academy of Paediatrics guidelines, which recommend zero screen time for children under two and a supervised one-hour limit for those aged 2-5.