The Central Government of India has lifted the ban on prepaid SIM cards in Jammu ad Kashmir. Government has imposed this ban last year citing security reasons. The Central Government of India asked for stringent identity check of prepaid mobile subscribers after which telecom operators can issue prepaid SIM cards.
Operators are expected to adhere to the Telegraph Act, under which they will need to disconnect services within two hours if the address or any other document supplied by the customer was not found correct – post verification. Mobile operators have also been told to exercise caution whilst issuing a second connection, or when providing connections in bulk.
