The government is set to expand the scope of a website that helps track lost mobile phones. The website www.sancharsaathi.gov.in is being revamped and will be dedicated to the nation by the Telecom Minister on 17th May. Ashwini Vaishnav, Every year May 17 is observed as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. “#WorldTelecomDay2023 | On the occasion of World Telecom Day i.e. 17th May, @DoT_India is launching a citizen centric ‘Sanchar Saathi’ portal. #WTD2023 #SancharSaathi #DIU #TAFCOP #CEIR,” said Department of Telecommunications in a tweet.
Sanchar Saathi is a citizen centric initiative of the portal Department of Telecommunications To empower mobile customers and strengthen their security. The website helps people to track and locate their lost mobile phones. Currently, this website caters to Delhi and Mumbai circles only. The portal will be available across the country and will cater to lost or stolen mobile phones belonging to all telecom circles.
What all mobile users can do on sancharsaathi.gov.in
With the help of this website, users can also access their SIM card number and can block anyone found using the SIM through the owner’s ID. “Communication by allowing fellow citizens to know the mobile connections issued in their name, disconnect the connections required by them, block/trace lost mobile phones and verify the genuineness of the equipment while buying a new/old mobile phone empowers them. The communication partner is involved in. Various modules like carsTAFCOP etc,” says the description on the website.
TAFCOP helps a mobile subscriber to check the number of mobile connections taken in his name. It also facilitates reporting of mobile connection(s) which are either not required or not availed by the subscriber.
So far, 4,70,000 lost or stolen mobile phones have reportedly been blocked with the help of this portal. Also, as per official sources, more than 2,40,000 mobile phones have been tracked through this website. Around 8,000 phones have also been recovered through the portal.
Sanchar Saathi is a citizen centric initiative of the portal Department of Telecommunications To empower mobile customers and strengthen their security. The website helps people to track and locate their lost mobile phones. Currently, this website caters to Delhi and Mumbai circles only. The portal will be available across the country and will cater to lost or stolen mobile phones belonging to all telecom circles.
What all mobile users can do on sancharsaathi.gov.in
With the help of this website, users can also access their SIM card number and can block anyone found using the SIM through the owner’s ID. “Communication by allowing fellow citizens to know the mobile connections issued in their name, disconnect the connections required by them, block/trace lost mobile phones and verify the genuineness of the equipment while buying a new/old mobile phone empowers them. The communication partner is involved in. Various modules like carsTAFCOP etc,” says the description on the website.
TAFCOP helps a mobile subscriber to check the number of mobile connections taken in his name. It also facilitates reporting of mobile connection(s) which are either not required or not availed by the subscriber.
So far, 4,70,000 lost or stolen mobile phones have reportedly been blocked with the help of this portal. Also, as per official sources, more than 2,40,000 mobile phones have been tracked through this website. Around 8,000 phones have also been recovered through the portal.