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(THE GIST OF PIB) New Sanchar Saathi Mobile App

(JANUARY-2025)

Recently, the Union Minister of Communications launched a suite of citizen-focused initiatives namely the Sanchar Saathi Mobile App and the National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0.

It is a user-friendly platform designed to fortify telecom security and empower citizens.
It provides users with critical tools to secure their telecom resources and combat telecom frauds.

Chakshu- Reporting Suspected Fraud Communications (SFC): Users can report suspected calls and SMS using app and directly from mobile phone logs.
Know Mobile Connections in Your Name: Citizens can identify and manage all mobile connections issued in their name, ensuring no unauthorized usage.
Blocking Your Lost/ Stolen Mobile Handset: Lost or stolen mobile devices can be swiftly blocked, traced and recovered.
Know Mobile Handset Genuineness: The app offers an easy way to verify the authenticity of mobile handsets, ensuring users purchase genuine devices.

It builds on the success of NBM 1.0 which is part of the National Digital Communications Policy, 2018.
The NBM 2.0 aims to propel India into a new era of digital transformation.

Extending operational optical fiber cable (OFC) connectivity to 2.70 lakh villages by 2030 with 95% uptime from ~50,000 as of now.
To provide broadband connectivity to 90% of anchor institutions like Schools, PHCs, Anganwadi Centre, and Panchayat offices by 2030.
To achieve 100% mapping of fiber networks owned by government PSUs by 2026 on PM GatiShakti National Master Plan Platform (PMGS) and use PMGS for planning of Additional Bharatnet project.
For Ease of Doing Business - reduce the Right of Way application average disposal time from 60 days (now)to 30 days by 2030. In 2019 it was 449 days.
Work on enhancing the usage of the ‘Call Before u Dig’ (CBuD) mobile app to protect underground Telecom infrastructure and other utilities.
Collaborate with all stakeholders viz. Central Ministries and departments, States, UTs and municipalities to ensure the effective implementation of the New RoW Rules 2024, issued under the Telecommunications Act, 2023.