The deadline for biometric registration of SIMs was extended till May 30, said state minister for post and telecommunications Tarana Halim on Saturday.
After 12:00am on May 31 all unregistered SIMs would be deactivated without any notice, she said in a press briefing .
Earlier the mobile phone companies requested the government to extend the April 30 deadline for biometric re-registration of the SIMs as almost half of the connections were still unregistered.
Source: new age