(1) The Central Government, for ensuring telecom cyber security and preventing security incidents, shall either by itself, or through an agency authorised by it, establish a MNV platform and issue directions to authorised entities and licensees to participate on such platform.
(2) The following entities may place a request on the MNV platform and upon payment of fees, as specified therein, seek validation as to whether the telecommunication identifiers as specified by their customers or users, correspond to the users as available in the database of an authorised entity or licensee:—
(a) a TIUE, either suo moto, or upon a direction from Central or State Government or an agency authorised by the Central or State Government; or
(b) the Central Government or State Government or any agency authorised by the Central Government or State Government:
Provided that where a TIUE places a request suo moto on the MNV platform, the decision to allow use of such platform shall rest with the Central Government.
(3) The fees charged for use of the MNV platform shall be shared between the Central Government or its agency that has established and maintains the MNV platform and the authorised entity or licensee providing the validation services, as specified on the portal.
(4) The MNV platform shall transmit any request received under sub-rule (2) or sub-rule
(3) to authorised entities and licensees for the purpose of validation, and such entities shall undertake such validation and provide their response to the MNV platform, as specified therein.
1 Ins. by G.S.R. 771(E), dated 22.10.2025.
(5) The mobile number validation under this rule shall facilitate validation of customers or users associated with a telecommunication identifier for the purpose of services linked to such identifier, and the TIUE, authorised entity and licensee, as the case may be, shall ensure compliance with applicable laws relating to data protection for this purpose.]