Spam crisis in India: Govt data shows complaints doubled in 4 years, TRAI flags 24.4bn spam calls in April-June
India is facing an acute spam crisis. Phone users now field up to five unwanted calls per day, and the telecom operators recently flagged a staggering 24.4 billion calls and messages during the April–June quarter alone. Data shared by the government also outlines a sharp surge in unsolicited commercial communication over the past five years — going from 10.83 lakh UCC complaints to 31.09 lakh in 2025.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had introduced special phone numbers a few years ago to help people identify genuine business calls. But the system has created confusion with Truecaller explaining in a recent report that millions were now ignoring even real bank and company calls.
