{"id":29502,"date":"2025-12-02T12:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=29502"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:16:30","slug":"new-sanchar-saathi-mobile-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/new-sanchar-saathi-mobile-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanchar Saathi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sanchar Saathi Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has made it mandatory for all newly manufactured or imported mobile phones in India to come with the Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>About Sanchar Saathi<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>security and awareness platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developed by the <\/span><b>Department of Telecommunications (DoT).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is available both as an <\/span><b>app and a web portal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To <\/span><b>help mobile users<\/b> <b>manage their digital identity, report suspicious activity,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> safeguard their devices.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform a<\/span><b>lso provides educational material on telecom safety <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and cyber risks, making it a combined service-and-awareness system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sanchar Saathi <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u2018Chakshu&#8217; Feature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>lets users report suspicious calls, SMS, and WhatsApp messages,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as fake KYC alerts, impersonation scams, or phishing links.\u00a0 It helps authorities spot fraud patterns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Report Spam and Unwanted Commercial Calls:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Users can report spam calls and messages that break TRAI rules. Complaints made within seven days can lead to action against the sender.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Report Malicious Links and Apps: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allows reporting of phishing links, unsafe APKs, and fraudulent websites.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Checking Mobile Connections Linked To Your Identity: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shows how many mobile numbers are registered using your identity. <\/span><b>Helps identify SIM cards taken without your knowledge.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Blocking Lost or Stolen Phones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Allows users to <\/span><b>block the IMEI of a lost or stolen device<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so it can&#8217;t be used. Phones can be unblocked if recovered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Verifying The Authenticity Of A Device: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allows users to check if a phone is genuine <\/span><b>by validating its IMEI.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is useful when buying second-hand phones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Reporting International Calls That Appear As Indian Numbers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some scammers use illegal telecom setups to make international calls appear as regular +91 calls. Sanchar Saathi enables users to report such cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Finding Your Local Internet Service Provider:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The app also includes a feature that lets users check which wired internet service providers are available in their area by entering a PIN code, address, or provider name.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Verifying Trusted Contacts and Helpline Numbers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Provides a <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">directory to confirm genuine customer-care numbers, emails, and websites of banks <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other major institutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/life\/technology-sanchar-saathi-app-explained-heres-why-the-government-wants-it-pre-installed-on-every-smartphone-4062495\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanchar Saathi is a security and awareness platform developed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). 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