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Sanchar Saathi app crosses 50 lakh downloads

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Sanchar Saathi app crosses 50 lakh downloads (GS3 · Cyber security, 9 August 2025)

What happened

  • The Sanchar Saathi app crossed 50 lakh downloads in about six months [PIB].
  • The initiative has recovered over 5.35 lakh lost phones, disconnected over 1 crore unauthorised connections and deactivated over 29 lakh numbers flagged via Chakshu [PIB].

Background

  • It is available in 21 regional languages plus English and Hindi [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Citizen reporting feeds telecom fraud control.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Cyber security and money laundering

  1. As per PIB (2025-08-09): the Sanchar Saathi app crossed 50 lakh downloads in about six months.
  2. Citizen reporting feeds telecom fraud control.
Quotable data point

The initiative has recovered over 5.35 lakh lost phones, disconnected over 1 crore unauthorised connections and deactivated over 29 lakh numbers flagged via Chakshu.

PIB: Sanchar Saathi app downloads, 9 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Chakshu.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Chakshu feature on Sanchar Saathi is for

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Sanchar Saathi app downloads, 9 Aug 2025

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