The Sanchar Saathi portal has been designed by the division of telecommunications’ analysis and growth (R&D) wing Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and the DoT has the possession. Representational picture/Twitter
Through this portal, residents can see what number of SIM playing cards have been issued of their names and if there are any explicit numbers, which they imagine somebody has taken by illegally utilizing their identities, after which folks can use the portal to block these numbers. Considering the large response inside such a brief time frame, division of telecommunications officers imagine that the portal has achieved Guinness World Records worthy numbers
Since the launch on May 16 of Sanchar Saathi, a citizen-centric platform for the security of cell phone customers, it has registered over 1 crore 80 lakh customer rely. Considering the large response inside such a brief time frame, division of telecommunications officers imagine that the portal has achieved Guinness World Records worthy numbers.
“We would like to publish it in Guinness World Records because we believe that there is no government site or portal which has received this kind of response and visitors within a span of about 3-4 weeks,” one official instructed News18.
The Sanchar Saathi portal has been designed by the division of telecommunications’ analysis and growth (R&D) wing Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and the DoT has the possession.
Through this portal, residents can see what number of SIM playing cards have been issued of their names and if there are any explicit numbers, which they imagine somebody has taken by illegally utilizing their identities, after which folks can use the portal to block these numbers.
“Many times, people don’t get their stolen or lost phone back after registering an FIR. But they can give their details including IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) numbers in Sanchar Saathi and use that FIR copy also, and the enforcement agency will trace the device. In terms of success, over 2 lakh 60 thousand phones have been traced,” an official mentioned.
Citizens may also share their suggestions in case they continue to be unhappy with the restoration operation by the police. In such circumstances, DoT will interact with the corresponding police station and discover out additional particulars.
“If someone steals a phone and inserts a new SIM, an alert pops up in the respective police station where the complaint was registered. Once DoT traces the phone, it is the responsibility of the police to recover it,” the official mentioned, whereas including that Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) can be built-in with Sanchar Saathi.
