📲 E-KYC Compulsary for #mobileSIMcards as per new rules from January 1
Now #Mobile #SIMCards will be available as per new rules, E-KYC will be compulsory from January 1
The new rules for purchasing SIM are going to come into effect from January 1, 2024. After the #implementation of the #newyear, if you #buy a SIM card, you will have to get e-KYC done. Through e-KYC, customers will have to provide their details through biometric system.
If you use a mobile, whether it is a #featurephone or a #smartphone, this #news is useful for you. There is going to be a big change regarding #purchasing of SIM card from January 1, 2024. According to the #DepartmentofTelecommunications, from the new year, new SIMs will be #allotted only through E-KYC.
This step is being taken keeping in mind the increasing cases of #onlinefraud and #scams and #digitalization. Now from January 1, 2024, the paper based #KYCprocess will be completely ended. That means, if you carry a hard copy of the #IDproof to buy a SIM card, you will not get the SIM.
#Biometric details will have to be given to get SIM
If you buy a SIM after December 31, 2023, you will have to provide your biometric details. From the new year, all telecom companies will #compulsorilyimplement this rule. The #TelecomDepartment issued a notification giving this information. According to the new rules, e-KYC of customers will be #mandatory. Apart from this, the rest of the rules for new mobile connections will remain the same. Ending paper-based KYC will save both time and paper.
Let us tell you that in the last few months, there has been a rapid increase in the cases of online fraud, spam as well as scams. To save people from fraud and spam, the government has changed the rules for purchasing SIM cards. Now no one will be able to buy a SIM card on someone else's ID through #eKYC. New rules for purchasing SIM cards: It will now be mandatory for #telecomcompanies to get #policeverification done for #wholesalers.
