India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Month
Complaints against Unregistered Telemarketer (UTM)
Complaints against Registered Telemarketer (RTM)
Total Complaints
Jan 2025
1,34,821
13,299
1,48,120
Feb 2025
1,05,102
11,111
1,16,213
Mar 2025
1,16,221
15,741
1,31,962
Apr 2025
1,24,105
14,602
1,38,707
May 2025
2,11,509
49,248
2,60,757
Jun 2025
2,68,150
57,751
3,25,901
Jul 2025
2,87,574
50,873
3,38,447
Aug 2025
3,08,320
85,746
3,94,066
Sep 2025
3,12,083
71,501
3,83,584
Oct 2025
2,16,476
39,138
2,55,614
Nov 2025
2,40,162
41,985
2,82,147
Dec 2025
2,77,551
56,766
3,34,317
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The Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today informed Parliament regarding complaints of spam and widespread action for curbing spam calls and SMS as detailed under:
The number of Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC) complaints received by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for the period January 2025 to December 2025 is as follows:
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) governs UCC under the regulatory framework viz. Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR). TRAI has adopted two-pronged strategy, which involves provisions for legitimate commercial communications by the registered entities, and measures to curb UCC from unregistered senders. Notable actions taken by TRAI are as follows:
In addition to above channels, complaints can also be lodged on Sanchar Saathi portal of Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
(RS-STARRED PQ 74; 05-02-2026)
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.