Sanchar Saathi

Current Context : Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has Launched Sanchar Saathi Initiative to Combat SMS Fraud.

• The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the MHA provided critical information regarding the misuse of eight SMS headers for sending fraudulent communications, which were used to commit cyber-crime.
• Dot has blocked and blacklisted the 73 SMS Headers and 1522 SMS content templates owned by these eight entities.

ABOUT

• The Sanchar Saathi Initiative was launched by the Union Communication Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on 16 May 2023 in New Delhi.
• The Sanchar Saathi portal has been developed by the Department of Telecommunication to empower mobile subscribers, increase awareness about citizen-centric initiatives of the Government and strengthen their security.