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JAMMU: 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, Electronics & IT, launched the Sanchar Saathi portal on Tuesday.
While speaking at the launch, Vaishnaw said that the three reforms are being introduced today 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, ASTR (Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition powered Solution for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification) – to identify fraudulent subscribers.
Vaishnaw said that various frauds such as identity theft, forged KYC, banking frauds can take place by misusing mobile phones and 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, he said and urged the users to visit the portal and avail the services. Link of the portal is (https://sancharsaathi.gov.in).