Blinkit-Airtel SIM delivery paused as DoT asks telcos to abide by KYC norms

Just days after Blinkit-Airtel SIM home delivery was announced with much fanfare, the service has been put on hold, sources said.

The move came after DoT queried Airtel on the process being followed and made it clear that stipulated norms have to be complied with, the sources said.

The Telecom Department recently circulated a mail to various telecom service providers, saying “the existing self-KYC process, as per the extant instructions, shall be followed scrupulously.”