Sanchar Saathi: what the government’s telecom security app does, why it matters and why the new pre-install order is drawing heat
The Department of Telecommunications’ Sanchar Saathi initiative — a citizen-facing portal and mobile app designed to help Indian subscribers protect themselves from telecom fraud, check handset genuineness and block lost or stolen phones — has rapidly become a central tool in the government’s telecom-security push. Launched first as a portal in May 2023 and later…

