Central Government Decision on SIM: At present, Cyber Fraud is increasing very fast across the country, to stop which today Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has blacklisted about 67,000 SIM card dealers across the country. .
SIM Card Decision: Today the Central Government has given a big decision regarding SIM Card. At present, cyber frauds are increasing very fast across the country, to stop which today Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has blacklisted about 67,000 SIM card dealers across the country. Along with this, to prevent fraud, the government has made the police verification of the SIM card dealer mandatory.
Bulk connections will not be available
Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Thursday that to prevent fraud, the government has made police verification of SIM card dealers mandatory and the provision of giving ‘connections’ in bulk has now been discontinued.
52 lakh mobile connections closed
Along with this, the Union Minister said that the government has closed 52 lakh mobile connections. The names of 67,000 dealers have been blacklisted. Since May 2023, 300 FIRs have been registered against SIM card dealers.
These people will be fined 10 lakh
Ashwini Vaishnav said that WhatsApp itself has blocked around 66,000 accounts that were involved in fraudulent acts. He has said that now we have made police verification of the SIM card dealer mandatory to curb fraud. A fine of Rs 10 lakh will be imposed on the dealer who violates the rules.
Will get police verification time
The minister said that there are 10 lakh SIM dealers and they will be given enough time for police verification. He said that the Department of Telecom has also stopped the service of giving ‘connections’ in bulk. Instead, a new concept of business connections will be introduced.
KYC will be necessary
Vaishnav has said that apart from this, KYC of businesses and KYC of the person taking the SIM will also be done. KYC helps in authenticating the identity and address of an institution or investor.
