The Sanchar Mitra Scheme was launched by the Government of India, Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications, to promote awareness and engagement on key telecom issues. The scheme aims to engage the Yuva Shakti - India's youth - to conduct awareness drives on telecom-related issues, such as citizen-centric telecom services, prevention of telecom frauds and mobile security, promoting digital safety, and fostering responsible telecom usage. The scheme is open to students from technical institutes with programs in telecom, electronics, computers, or cybersecurity. As of December 10, 2025, the scheme has been implemented nationwide through the LSA field offices of DoT, with 222 institutions participating. The Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, provided the answer to the question in Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Sanchar Mitra Scheme: Scheme to promote awareness and engagement on key telecom issues, engaging youth as catalysts for digital empowerment and societal outreach.
Ministry of Communications: The ministry responsible for the Sanchar Mitra Scheme.
Department of Telecommunications: Department under the Ministry of Communications involved in the implementation of the scheme.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1689
ANSWERED ON 10TH DECEMBER, 2025
SANCHAR MITRA SCHEME
1689. SMT. POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has launched the Sanchar Mitra Scheme to promote awareness and
engagement on key telecom issues;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of the main objectives of the Sanchar Mitra Scheme;
(d) whether the scheme has been implemented nationwide; and
(e) if so, the details thereof including the number of institutions currently participating in it?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)
(a) Yes
(b) & (c) The Sanchar Mitra Scheme envisions to engage the Yuva Shakti- India’s youth, as
catalysts for digital empowerment and societal outreach. The students nominated as Sanchar Mitra
are expected to actively conduct awareness drives in communities, educational institutions, public
spaces, etc., focusing on key telecom-related issues, like citizen-centric telecom services, prevention
of telecom frauds and mobile security - promoting digital safety, and foster responsible telecom
usage.
This scheme is open to students from those technical institutes that have active telecom,
electronics, computers, cybersecurity or similar programs and have agreed to participate in the
scheme.
(d) & (e) Yes. The scheme has been implemented across all states/ UTs through the LSA field
offices of DoT. 222 institutions are currently participating in it.
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