Srinagar, July 30 -- Responding to questions in Parliament, Scindia said the government has taken several tech-driven steps to combat cyber threats under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs.

A key initiative, the Digital Intelligence Platform, integrates 620 institutions-including 570 banks, 36 state police units, telecom providers, and investigative agencies-to enable real-time coordination against scammers misusing telecom infrastructure.

To increase citizen involvement, the Sanchar Saathi portal, launched in May 2023, has received over 15.5 crore hits, while its mobile app-launched in January 2025-has over 44 lakh downloads. Through this platform, the DoT has blocked 5.5 lakh ...