The government has become strict regarding the verification of SIM cards. The government has ended the process of issuing bulk sims. Apart from this, now all the dealers who sell SIM cards will also have to get the verification done. Without verification, they will neither be able to buy nor sell SIM cards. Dealers will be given sim card only after verification
If you are going to buy a new SIM card, then there is an important update for you. It is important for both the buyer and seller of the SIM card to be aware of this important update. In fact, the government has changed some rules related to SIM cards. The government has now implemented a new rule for SIM cards. In such a situation, let us know about these new rules related to SIM card.
Government changed the rules of SIM card
The government has become strict regarding the verification of SIM cards. The government has ended the process of issuing bulk sims. Apart from this, now all the dealers who sell SIM cards will also have to get the verification done. Without verification, they will neither be able to buy nor sell SIM cards. Dealers will be given SIM cards only after verification.
Because of this the government took steps
The government has taken this tough decision to crack down on cybercrime. Let us tell you that in the last few years, the cases of cybercrime have increased very fast in the whole world as well as in India. Till now many people have lost crores of rupees in such incidents. According to media reports, Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav himself gave this information during a press conference. According to the news going on in the media, the Department of Telecom has now come into action mode in the direction of stopping cyber fraud.
Lakhs of sim cards have been blocked
According to media reports, the government has completely blocked 52 lakh SIM cards. These sim cards were completely fake. Apart from this, the government has also blacklisted 67,000 dealers selling fake SIMs. The government has also given up to 12 months time to the SIM card dealers to get the verification done.
