India, July 22 -- A pilot project towards building a secure digital consent framework is underway, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Tuesday, July 22.

The framework will replace unverifiable, offline consents to provide consumers increased control over commercial communications.

A Joint Committee of Regulators (JCOR) has intensified efforts to put a halt to any spam or fraud and the misuse of telecom infrastructure, the statement released by TRAI said.

The project, spearheaded by the TRAI and Reserve Bank of India (RBI), also includes major telecom service providers and banks like SBI, HDFC, PNB, ICICI, Axis Bank, Canara Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

"The new mechanism will enable the consumers to digitally reg...