Current Context: Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the Sanchar Saathi mobile application in Hindi and 21 regional languages.
ABOUT SANCHAR SAATHI MOBILE APPLICATION
- The application was first introduced in January 2025 and has already been downloaded more than 46 lakh times.
- Purpose: To protect mobile phone users from cyber fraud in the telecom sector.
- Key Features:
- Users can report suspicious calls and messages that may be fake or fraudulent.
- Facility to trace and block lost or stolen mobile phones so that they cannot be misused.
- Users can check if someone has taken unauthorized mobile connections using their identity documents.