Reliance Jio launches 4G Jio Bharat phones for Rs 999

Akash Ambani-helmed Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, on Monday (July 3), announced bringing a new internet-enabled phone priced at Rs 999 in India.

Though there more than 800 million people have access to the Internet through smartphones, tablets, and computers, there are around 250 million people who are still using basic 2G handsets with limited connection to the Internet and also lack of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) support for digital payments.

So, Reliance Jio, through the ‘2G-Mukt Bharat’ initiative, aims to upgrade feature phones to the new Jio Bharat OS platform to deliver a better user experience including access to the internet and also digital payment capabilities.