TRAI Expands Joint Committee to Fight Spam and Digital Fraud
- Abhishek Bisht
- 19 hours ago
- 2 min read
On July 22, 2025, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) called a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regulators (JCoR), uniting key stakeholders from RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, PFRDA, MeitY, DoT, MHA, and now NPCI.
TRAI Chairman Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti highlighted the urgent need for strengthened collaboration across telecom, financial, and security regulators to effectively address spam, telecom infrastructure misuse, and the growing threat of digital payment fraud through seamless inter-agency coordination.
The key outcomes of the Meeting:
1600-Series for Financial Calls: TRAI is pushing for a dedicated 1600-series number range for service and transactional calls from banks and financial institutions. This will roll out in phases to boost caller identity and trust.
Pilot Launch: Digital Consent Acquisition (DCA)A national pilot has begun to create a secure, digital platform for capturing user consent for commercial communications. This replaces unreliable offline consents with a tamper-proof, user-friendly system where users can easily register, view, or withdraw their consent.
Leading banks like SBI, PNB, ICICI, HDFC, Axis, Canara, and Kotak are part of this pilot, coordinated with major telecom operators.
Faster Data Sharing to Prevent FraudEfforts are underway to automate the sharing of fraud/spam data between:
I4C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre)
DoT’s Digital Intelligence Platform
DLT platforms by telecom operators
This helps in quicker detection and disconnection of numbers involved in scams.
Tackling Misuse of Enterprise Telecom LinesIssues around SIP/PRI lines being used for bulk spam were discussed. Potential solutions include assigning specific number ranges and adding stricter checks for enterprise customers.
Upgraded SMS Header PortalTRAI’s portal smsheader.trai.gov.in is now enhanced—allowing users to easily identify which company or entity is sending them commercial SMS.
NPCI Becomes a Strategic Member of JCoRWith rising payment-related frauds, NPCI's inclusion adds valuable insights from the digital payments sector.
You can refer to the document released by the ministry from here: Key Outcomes of TRAI Meeting with the Joint Committee of Regulators
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