Now search your lost mobile phone through Indian government. Notify the new Central Device Identification Register (CEIR) scheme web portal, file FIR, DoT to blacklist the number of IMEI handsets on helpline number 14422
The Central Government of India has launched a new Central Device Identification Register (CEIR) portal on ceir.gov.in to report phone theft. Now if your mobile phone is stolen or lost, you will have to register a complaint on the official website of CEIR, register an FIR and inform it through helpline number 14422. Thus, the central government will now help in finding their lost or stolen mobile phones through IMEI verification.
The portal — www.ceir.gov.in — will help users facilitate the blocking of stolen or lost mobile phones across mobile networks.
Telecom Department CEIR Portal – Government will help in finding lost phone
The Department of Telecommunications has been working on the Central Equipment Identification Register (CEIR) since 2017. It is a database of IMEI (International Mobile Device Identification). It is a 15-digit unique number that identifies mobile devices as there are more than one billion wireless subscribers in India.
Telecom Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched the web portal ceir.gov.in to report phone theft. A pilot project for this CEIR scheme has started in the state.
How CEIR scheme portal helps in finding your lost / stolen mobile phone
How this CEIR scheme portal will work in case of mobile phone theft or lost: –
- First of all, the person who has a mobile phone list, will have to register an FIR in the nearest police station.
- The person must then notify the DoT through a helpline number 14422.
- After the police complaint, DoT will blacklist the IMEI number. This will block the handset to access any mobile network in future.
Block your device – Register complaint online @ ceir.gov.in
The user can block the device through one of the following means: –
Through a form presented on this website. The process of doing this is as follows: –
- File a report with the police, and keep a copy of the report.
- Get a duplicate SIM card for the lost number from your telecom service provider (eg, Airtel, Jio, Voda / Idea, BSNL, MTNL etc.).
- Prepare your documents – A copy of the police report and an identity proof must be provided. You can also provide mobile purchase invoice.
- To block the IMEI of lost / stolen phone, fill in the request registration form and attach the necessary documents. Click here to go to CEIR Complaint Online Registration Form.
- After submitting the form you will be given a request ID. It can be used to check the status of your request and unblock IMEI in the future.
- Through TSP’s designated customer outlets.
- Through the state police.
After completing the above process, the device will be effectively rendered redundant. With this same IMEI number, the cellular operator will also be able to block the phone from the access network. CEIR will also have access to GSMA global IMEI database which will allow comparison of IMEI number to identify fake handsets. GSMA is a global body representing cellular operators, gear manufacturers, software and Internet companies etc. in the telecom ecosystem. This will ensure international cooperation in handset theft cases.
Central Equipment Identification Register (CEIR)
A central device identification register is a database of IMEI numbers of black listed handsets. If the device ESN or IMEI number is listed on CEIR, it will not work on the member service provider network. This means that if a person’s mobile is stolen, the user can create a report to enter their IMEI number. Entered CEIR. This will make the device useless in any network.
CEIR is known as the IMEI DB (database) system in which network operators share their individual black lists with each other. This is done to ensure that the service is rejected for particular devices that appear on the blacklist.
“Tampering of IMEI was become a punishable offence in 2015. The initiative will enable blocking of stolen numbers on all networks,” Delhi’s Lieutenant Government Anil Baijal said.
FAQ’s
Question – What is CEIR?
Answer – With a view to curbing the fake mobile phone market and discouraging mobile phone theft, protecting the consumer interest and facilitating law enforcement officers to streamline law and order, DoT intended IMEI of all devices The central tool that connects to the database is to implement the Identity Registry (CEIR). Mobile operators. CEIR acts as a central system for all network operators to share black listed mobile devices so that devices that are blacklisted in one network do not work on another network, even if the device has a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. Has changed
Question – What is the official website of CEIR?
Answer – ceir.gov.in
Question – How to unblock mobile phone on CEIR portal?
Answer – To unblock a lost / stolen device, the user must report to the local police that it has been found. The user can then unblock the device through one of the following means: –
1) through a form presented on this website. The process of doing this is as follows: –
a) Fill the request registration form to unblock the IMEI of the found phone. Click here to go to the form.
b) After submission of the form, IMEI will be unblocked.
2) through TSP’s designated customer outlets.