NEW DELHI: After checking the use of SMSes to prevent
spreading of rumours which had led to mass exodus of northeastern people from
certain states, the government today increased the number of SMSes to 20 per
day with immediate effect.
According to a notification issued by the
Ministry of Communication, it has been decided to revise the permissible limit
of "bulk SMS/MMS to 20 in place of five with immediate effect".
"The other conditions will remain the
same," it added. The decision to put a cap on the number of SMSes was
taken after reports of widespread circulation of SMSes and MMSes containing
misleading information about Assam violence,
threats to people of northeastern origin living in other parts of the country
and doctored videos.
The Home Ministry has asked Department
of Telecommunications to implement the order through telecom operators.
From today onwards, the mobile customers in
the country, which is more than 930 million, can send a maximum to 20 SMSes in
one go and more than 25 KB of data through mobile phones during the ban period.
The ban came into force after Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh said that spreading of rumours by miscreants had led to people
belonging to the north east fleeing from Bangalore, Pune and some other parts
of the country.
Noting that the guilty should be brought to
book, the Prime Minister had said that at stake was not just unity and
integrity of the country, but also communal harmony.
"Any miscreant fanning rumours should be
brought to book," he said.
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