The Ministry of Communications (MoC) has launched two new initiatives right this moment: ‘Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP)’ and the ‘Chakshu’ facility on the Sanchar Saathi portal. The Division of Telecommunications (DoT)’s DIP is for coordination amongst stakeholders to curb the misuse of telecom sources in cyber-crime and monetary frauds, whereas the Chakshu facility is an initiative empowering residents to proactively report suspected fraudulent communication, the MoC stated on Monday.
Led by Minister of Communications, Railway, and Electronics and Data Expertise, Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan, the launch of those new instruments goals to empower residents in reporting suspected fraudulent communications and improve coordination amongst stakeholders.
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Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP)
The Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) is a safe and built-in platform for real-time intelligence sharing amongst Telecom Service Suppliers (TSPs), regulation enforcement companies (LEAs), monetary establishments (FIs), social media platforms, identification doc issuing authorities, and so on. The portal goals to fight cybercrime and monetary fraud by facilitating data trade and coordination amongst stakeholders. The DIP platform just isn’t accessible to residents.
Chakshu facility on the Sanchar Saathi portal
In the meantime, the Chakshu facility on the Sanchar Saathi portal allows residents to report suspected fraudulent communications acquired through name, SMS, or WhatsApp. It covers a spread of fraudulent actions, together with KYC expiry scams, or replace of checking account / fee pockets / SIM / gasoline connection / electrical energy connection, sextortion, impersonation as authorities official / relative for sending cash, disconnection of all cellular numbers by Division of Telecommunications and so on. Chakshu is the newest addition to the services already accessible on the Sanchar Saathi portal of DoT.
Telecom Secretary, Neeraj Mittal, emphasised the importance of those two new portals in safeguarding residents’ digital belongings and curbing fraudulent means and misuse of communications techniques. He highlighted their function in enhancing cybersecurity measures and defending people from varied cyber threats.
The Ministry stated residents who fall sufferer to cyber-crime or monetary fraud are inspired to report incidents by way of the cyber-crime helpline quantity 1930 or the Authorities of India’s cybercrime web site (cybercrime.gov.in).
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Sanchar Saathi portal
The Sanchar Saathi portal (sancharsaathi.gov.in) already gives a number of services to customers. These embody the power to examine cellular connections issued of their title and report any pointless or unauthorized connections for disconnection. Customers may also report stolen or misplaced cellular handsets for blocking and tracing functions.
Moreover, the portal permits customers to confirm the authenticity of cellular handsets when buying new or previous units. It additionally allows customers to report incoming worldwide calls with Indian phone numbers as caller identification and gives particulars of licensed wireline Web Service Suppliers.
Outcomes of DoT’s Initiatives
DoT stated a complete of 59 lakh fraudulent connections had been disconnected, 1.5 lakh handsets had been blocked for involvement in cybercrimes, 14 lakh handsets had been blocked based mostly on person requests, and seven lakh handsets had been traced, with data given to state governments, leading to 1,000 crore Indian residents’ cash saved as a few of the outcomes of its varied initiatives.
The Ministry of Communications stated the launch of those initiatives underscores the Authorities’s dedication to making sure a safer digital atmosphere for all residents and strengthening efforts to fight cyber fraud and the misuse of telecom sources.
