https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=63340 The government directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on all new devices and push it via updates to existing phones, requiring compliance reports to the Department of Telecommunications within 120 days; the app is presented as a tool to detect duplicate or spoofed IMEI numbers and enable public reporting to disconnect fraudulent connections, while the Communications Minister stated users may delete or leave the app inactive unless they register it and denied any call monitoring. en-us Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:16:03 +0530 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:16:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=63340 The government directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on all new devices and push it via updates to existing phones, requiring compliance reports to the Department of Telecommunications within 120 days; the app is presented as a tool to detect duplicate or spoofed IMEI numbers and enable public reporting to disconnect fraudulent connections, while the Communications Minister stated users may delete or leave the app inactive unless they register it and denied any call monitoring. News - Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:16:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=63340