New Delhi:
To address serious security concerns, the Centre on Friday decided to ban pre-paid mobile phone connections in Jammu and Kashmir from November 1.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that no fresh pre-paid mobile connections should be issued and existing pre-paid SIM cards should not be renewed in the state after November 1.
The move will affect nearly 38 lakh pre-paid mobile phone subscribers in the state.
The Ministry has asked the Department of Telecommunications to take appropriate action in the matter for implementation of the decision.
The step comes in the wake of reports that proper verification is not being done while providing such pre-paid mobile connections by the service providers/vendors, a Home Ministry spokesperson said.
In some cases, a single person had been issued with multiple number of connections.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that no fresh pre-paid mobile connections should be issued and existing pre-paid SIM cards should not be renewed in the state after November 1.
The move will affect nearly 38 lakh pre-paid mobile phone subscribers in the state.
The Ministry has asked the Department of Telecommunications to take appropriate action in the matter for implementation of the decision.
The step comes in the wake of reports that proper verification is not being done while providing such pre-paid mobile connections by the service providers/vendors, a Home Ministry spokesperson said.
In some cases, a single person had been issued with multiple number of connections.
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