DoT’s Sanchar Saathi initiative helps recover over 50,000 phones in October 2025

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced that its digital safety initiative, Sanchar Saathi, has enabled the recovery of over 50,000 lost and stolen mobile handsets across India in October 2025 for first time. This milestone reflects unwavering commitment to secure citizens’ digital assets and public trust in technology-driven governance. The overall recovery nationwide has also crossed the 7 lakh milestone.

Karnataka and Telangana have emerged as top-performing states, each crossing 1 lakh recoveries; Maharashtra follows with over 80,000. Notably, monthly recoveries have surged by 47 percent from June to October 2025, underlining the system’s growing efficiency and reach. With the help of this system, more than one handset is being recovered every minute across the country.

At the core of this achievement is a robust, indigenously developed platform, integrating automated workflows and real-time device traceability. Sanchar Saathi’s advanced technology prevents the misuse ...