{"id":10922,"date":"2023-05-17T04:44:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T23:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10922"},"modified":"2025-03-29T23:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T17:59:34","slug":"sanchar-saathi-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sanchar-saathi-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanchar Saathi Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Sanchar Saathi portal:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The portal aims to provide various reforms and services related to mobile connections and telecommunications.<\/li>\n<li>It has been developed by <strong>C-DoT under the<\/strong> <strong>Department of Tele-communications (DoT)<\/strong> to <strong>prevent frauds<\/strong> such as identity theft, forged KYC, banking frauds etc.<\/li>\n<li>The portal <strong>allows mobile phone users<\/strong> to:\n<ul>\n<li>Check the connections registered on their names,<\/li>\n<li>Report fraudulent or unrequired connections,<\/li>\n<li>Block the mobile phones which are stolen\/lost,<\/li>\n<li>Check IMEI genuineness before buying a mobile phone,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>three reforms are being introduced<\/strong> as part of the portal&#8217;s framework:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register)<\/strong>: It enables the <strong>tracking and blocking of lost or stolen phones<\/strong> anywhere in the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know your mobile connections<\/strong>: It allows users to <strong>check the number of mobile connections issued in their name<\/strong> by logging in using their mobile number. This feature helps identify any unauthorized or unwanted connections, which can be blocked immediately.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ASTR (Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition powered Solution for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification)<\/strong>: This AI-based technology facilitates mobile connection analysis and includes features such as IMEI-based phone theft information messaging to law enforcement agencies and the owner. It also enables <strong>blocking of any number associated with a particular IMEI and the tracking<\/strong> of stolen mobile devices.<\/li>\n<li>The portal and its reforms aim to <strong>enhance transparency, security, and accountability <\/strong>in the telecom sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is the role of TRAI in India?<\/h3>\n<p>TRAI&#8217;s mission is to ensure that the interests of consumers are protected and at the same time nurture conditions for growth of telecommunications, broadcasting and cable services in a manner and at a pace which will enable India to play a leading role in emerging global information society.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1924552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Sanchar Saathi portal today<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portal aims to provide various reforms and services related to mobile connections and telecommunications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10922","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}