Recent social media posts and reports indicated that starting December 1, 2024, users might face delays in receiving one-time passwords (OTPs) for services like Aadhaar verification and net banking. The delay was said to be caused by new regulations by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI),

The new traceability guidelines of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will come into effect on December 1, 2024, to protect consumers from spam and fraudulent messages.

TRAI reassures the public that Net Banking and Aadhaar OTP messages will be delivered on time starting December 1, despite misinformation. New regulations aim to improve message traceability, combating cybercrime and spam calls effectively.

TRAI has clarified that recent claims of OTP delays starting December 1, 2024, are false. The new message traceability mandate, aimed at reducing spam, will not affect the delivery speed or reliability of OTP-based services.

As December 1, 2024, approaches, India is gearing up for a wave of regulatory changes impacting multiple sectors, from telecom and tourism to banking and LPG pricing. These updates, aimed at enhancing governance,

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reassures that its message traceability mandate will not delay OTP deliveries or disrupt telecom services. Despite media reports suggesting possible OTP disruptions from December 1,

TRAI’s new traceability rules mandate to track the origin of commercial messages and OTPs in order to restrict fraud, spams and phishing.