April 12, 2016 4:43 PM

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Mobile E-KYC norms to be in place within a month: DoT

The Department of Telecom is planning to issue e-KYC norms within a month which will help in activating mobile phone connections in a few minutes. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi today, Telecom Secretary J S Deepak said, the department will come up with one reform oriented measure every month and expect to put in place e-KYC guidelines in weeks rather than month. <br/><br/>He said, government has been working on Aadhaar linked verification of subscribers. As per the proposal, customer having Aadhaar number biometrics like finger print or eyes will be scanned for verification and SIM card will be activated immediately after authentication. He said, the process is also expected to reduce fake connections in the country.

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