Budget: DoT allocated additional ₹38.76 cr for system to block spoof int’l calls

New Delhi: Union finance minister Niramala Sitharaman, in the Union Budget presented on Tuesday, announced an additional Rs.38.76 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for setting up the Centralized International Out Roamer (CIOR), a system used to detect and block spoof international calls that show an Indian number.

This allocation caused a marginal increase over the interim budget. Overall, the department’s budget has increased by 13.78% from Rs.98,359.41 crore (RE FY24) to Rs.1,11,915.43 crore (BE FY25).