India, Jan. 20 -- The Sanchar Saathi initiative recorded a twofold increase in mobile phone recoveries during 2025, reflecting higher public participation, wider adoption of the platform and more effective use of technology to support telecom consumers.

The year began with 28,115 mobile phones recovered in January. This was followed by 23,455 recoveries in February and 27,055 in March. Recoveries remained steady through the first half of the year, with 25,799 devices recovered in April, rising to 31,244 in May and 34,339 in June, indicating sustained engagement with the platform.

A sharper rise was recorded in the second half of the year. Recoveries increased to 45,911 in July and remained high at 45,243 in August. The upward trend cont...