Sanchar Saathi Portal: Know About It
On May 17, on the occasion of World Telecom Day, the government will start the mobile blocking and tracking system. According to the news agency, Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav will officially launch the Sanchar Saathi Portal (CEIR). Through this, people will be able to block and track stolen or lost phones.
The Center for Department of Telematics (C-DOT) is currently running a pilot project of this system in some telecom offices in Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and the North East region, which is now ready to be rolled out across India.
The Sanchar Saathi portal will also investigate mobile smuggling.
C-DOT Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Rajkumar Upadhyay told the news agency that the mobile blocking and tracking system is ready to be launched across India. It will be rolled out across India this quarter. People will be able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones.
Along with this, he said that 'there is an in-built mechanism in the system that will also check the smuggling of mobiles'. However, he has not given a confirmed date for when it will start.
Phones can be tracked even after changing IMEI numbers.
At present, criminals mostly change the IMEI number of the device after stealing it, due to which the mobile cannot be tracked or blocked. This portal will be able to track and block the device even after changing the IMEI number.
8000 phones were recovered with the help of the portal.
According to media reports, till now, 4.70 lakh lost or stolen mobiles have been blocked through this portal. Along with this, more than 2.40 lakh mobiles have been tracked. 8,000 phones have also been recovered with the help of the portal. Recently, Karnataka Police recovered more than 2500 lost mobiles with the help of the portal and handed them over to their owners.
The Center for Department of Telematics (C-DOT) is currently running a pilot project of this system in some telecom offices in Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and the North East region, which is now ready to be rolled out across India.
The Sanchar Saathi portal will also investigate mobile smuggling.
C-DOT Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Rajkumar Upadhyay told the news agency that the mobile blocking and tracking system is ready to be launched across India. It will be rolled out across India this quarter. People will be able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones.
Along with this, he said that 'there is an in-built mechanism in the system that will also check the smuggling of mobiles'. However, he has not given a confirmed date for when it will start.
Phones can be tracked even after changing IMEI numbers.
At present, criminals mostly change the IMEI number of the device after stealing it, due to which the mobile cannot be tracked or blocked. This portal will be able to track and block the device even after changing the IMEI number.
8000 phones were recovered with the help of the portal.
According to media reports, till now, 4.70 lakh lost or stolen mobiles have been blocked through this portal. Along with this, more than 2.40 lakh mobiles have been tracked. 8,000 phones have also been recovered with the help of the portal. Recently, Karnataka Police recovered more than 2500 lost mobiles with the help of the portal and handed them over to their owners.
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