The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plans to require telecom companies to show the name registered with KYC for all incoming calls from Indian numbers. This new feature is called Caller Name Presentation (CNAP). It is currently being tested in Haryana. CNAP uses the same tech that flags calls as “Suspected” or “Suspicious” but will now display the caller's real registered name instead. This helps users decide whether to answer a call and fight spam and fraud. The idea was first suggested in 2022. Unlike other countries where CNAP is only for corporate calls, India will apply it to all calls. It will be turned on by default. Users may choose to turn off seeing caller names, but only some high-level officials can hide their own names using special rules. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) supported the plan despite some privacy worries. Industry group COAI, which includes Airtel, Jio, and Vi, showed some concerns that some people may not want to share their names. The Internet Freedom Foundation also raised privacy issues, especially for women. DoT and TRAI said the feature will only expose the caller’s identity, not the receiver’s. Apps like Truecaller already let users check caller IDs without receiving calls. TRAI noted that top officials already have the option to block their caller ID using a system called Caller Line Identification Restriction (CLIR). DoT wants CNAP turned on for everyone by default. TRAI had suggested making it an opt-in feature, but accepted DoT’s request to enable it automatically instead. This decision clears the way for CNAP’s launch on most phones next year. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will look into supporting feature phones. The pilot program in Haryana tests whether operators can quickly show the KYC names from their databases when calls come in. No official update has been given on the pilot results. This new hope for a spam-free phone experience could finally make scam calls harder to answer, marking a big step in telecom security.