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Users free to delete Sanchar Saathi if they wish, says Telecom Minister Scindia
Updated On: 02 December, 2025 07:48 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
His clarification came amid rising privacy concerns over a November 28 government order asking manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on all new smartphones and ensure that “its functionalities are not disabled or restricted”
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Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia at the Parliament complex during the Winter Session, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
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Days after the Centre directed smartphone makers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app on all new devices, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said users are free to delete the Sanchar Saathi app and that it will remain inactive unless they choose to register, news agency PTI reported.
“If you want to delete it, then delete it,” Scindia told reporters outside Parliament, adding, “But not everyone in the country knows that this app exists to protect them from fraud and theft.”
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