Overview

• Launching on June 16, the pilot brings together TRAI, RBI, select banks and telecom operators to test a secure digital consent registry.
• It is set to validate the operational viability, technical performance and regulatory compliance of an enhanced Consent Registration Function.
• Banks will upload bulk and incremental consumer consents to originating access providers, which then share them with terminating access providers via distributed ledger technology.
• The framework mandates explicit digital consent from consumers before any commercial call or message can bypass Do Not Disturb settings.
• This follows prior actions including over ₹140 crore in fines on telcos, blacklisting of principal entities and blocking of unauthorized mobile numbers.