Verification mandatory for SIM card dealers

The government has made verification of SIM card dealers mandatory and discontinued the provision of bulk connections, in a bid to curb online financial frauds, communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.

The telecom operators will do mandatory registration of franchisee, point of sale (PoS) agents and distributors. This will help in eliminating the rogue PoS who by fraudulent practices issue SIMs to anti-social/anti-national elements.