Sanchar Saathi program
The government, through the Sanchar Saathi program, has intensified efforts to combat SMS fraud by blacklisting entities and headers involved in illegal activities. Over 10,000 fake texts were identified, leading to the ban of eight SMS headers. The crackdown includes blacklisting 73 headers and 1,522 templates. Consumers are urged to report suspicious messages using the Chakshu feature, with severe penalties for misuse of telecom resources, including potential blacklisting for two years.
