Soon recharge pre-paid phones after proving identity

Soon recharge pre-paid phones after proving identity NEW DELHI: The telecom department on Monday told the Supreme Court that over 90 per cent pre-paid SIM  card holders will only be allowed to recharge their phones after proving their identity(पहचान). This programme will take off in a year, Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi told a bench led by (के नेतृत्व में) Chief Justice of India Khehar. Those

having pre-paid cards will only be allowed to recharge on showing proof of identity based on valid (वैध) papers whether Aadhar cards or any other such proof.  This is to deter financial frauds and criminal activity, the court was told. The order came on a PIL.

Over ninty per cent of Indian phone subscribers(ग्राहकों)  hold pre-paid SIM cards and only less than 10 per cent hold post-paid card SIM cards.