Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Sanchar Saathi portal

SHILLONG: Safety and security of the users is an integral part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India. Towards fulfilling this vision, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Communications, Railways and Electronics & IT, launched the Sanchar Saathi portal on Tuesday.

While speaking at the launch, Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the three reforms are being introduced towards furthering PM’s vision – CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register) for blocking stolen/lost mobiles; Know your mobile connections to know mobile connections registered in your name; and ASTR (Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition powered Solution for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification) to identify fraudulent subscribers.

The minister said that various frauds such as identity theft, forged KYC, banking frauds can take place by misusing mobile phones. This portal has been developed to prevent such frauds. He said user safety is also an important part of the draft Telecom bill.

By using Sanchar Saathi portal, more than 40 lakh fraudulent connections have been identified and more than 36 lakh such connections have been disconnected so far. Ashwini Vaishnaw urged the users to visit the portal and avail the services. Link of the portal is (https://sancharsaathi.gov.in).

With 117 crore subscribers, India has emerged as the second largest telecom ecosystem in the world. In addition to communication, mobile phones are being used for banking, entertainment, e-learning, healthcare, availing government services, etc. It is therefore crucial that the users are protected from various frauds such as identity theft, forged KYC, theft of mobile devices, banking frauds, etc. To protect users, the Department of Telecom has developed a citizen-centric portal named Sanchar Saathi, stated a press release.

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