By IndianMasterminds Bureau

Minister of Communications, Railway, and Electronics & Information Technology Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw, in the presence of  Minister of State for Communications, Mr. Devusinh Chauhan, launched the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)’s ‘Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP)’ for coordination among the stakeholders to curb misuse of telecom resources in cyber-crime and financial frauds, and ‘Chakshu (चक्षु)’ facility on Sanchar Saathi portal (https://sancharsaathi.gov.in), a pioneering initiative empowering citizens to proactively report suspected fraud communication.

On the occasion, the Minister said the government has been persistently making efforts to check cyber-frauds under the secure India project, at three levels – National, Organisational and Individual. He said, the Department of Telecommunication has taken many initiatives to spread awareness so that citizens can make use of such tools for addressing their grievances as well as protect themselves from cyber-frauds. Mr Vaishnaw also mentioned the “Sanchar Saathi” portal in this regard saying it has helped successfully tackle such attacks. The Minister pointed out that together with today’s two portals – DIP and Chakshu, these tools will further enhance the capacity and ability to check any kind of cyber security threat.

Telecom Secretary Dr. Neeraj Mittal, in his opening remarks, said that these two  new portals are yet another steps for dealing with cyber security threat to every citizen’s digital assets. These tools, he pointed out, will help curb any kind of fraudulent means and misuse of communications system.

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