Lok Sabha Question No. 3214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Cyber Crimes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, P. KUMAR, DINESH TRIVEDI, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, NEELAM SONKER, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3214

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA)

## CYBER CRIMES

3214.

SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

SHRI P. KUMAR:

SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  has  been  a  rise  in  cyber  crimes  and  hacking  of  official websites in the country recently;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  such  cases  reported  and  the  number  of  persons arrested  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  Statewise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  the  recommendations  of  the expert  committee  set  up  to  find  the  means  and  ways  of  stopping  cyber crimes and suggest roadmap for tackling this menace effectively and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  set  up  Indian  Cyber  Crime Coordination  Centre  and  Cyber  Crime  Prevention  against  Women  and Children and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other measures taken by the Government to check cyber crimes and hacking in the country in view of the fact that online transactions are being promoted along with the measures taken to find out the sources of hackers and neutralising them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3214 FOR 21.03.2017

(a) & (b): As per the information provided by Ministry of Electronics and Information  Technology (MeitY),  a  total  number  of  155,  164,  199  and  39 websites of Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments were hacked during the year 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (upto February, 2017) respectively.    The  information  regarding  State/UT-wise  cases  registered and persons arrested as a result of cyber crime during the period 2013 to 2015 is at Annexure-I.  The data for the year 2016 is under compilation.

(c): Government had constituted an Expert Group to study the gaps and challenges in handling cyber crimes in the country and prepare a road-map for  effectively  tackling  Cyber  Crimes  and  give  recommendations  on  all facets of Cyber Crime. Based on the recommendations of the Expert Group, the  Cyber  Crime  prevention  against  Women  and  Children(CCPWC)  scheme has been approved by the Government.

(d): The  Indian  Cyber  Crime  Coordination  Centre  (I4C)  scheme  has  been placed before the Competent Authority for appraisal  and the Government has already approved CCPWC which inter alia,  aims at setting up an  online cyber crime reporting platform, cyber forensic training cum laboratories in States/UTs, R&D  facilities and capacity building in  law  enforcement agencies against cyber crime across the nation.

(e): Government  has  taken  legal,  policy  and  institutional  measures  to check/address  cyber  crimes.  The  IT  Act  2000  (as  amended  in  2008)  lays down the framework to deal with cyber crimes. India is working for bilateral cooperation  with  around  15  countries  for  exchange  of  information/data pertaining  to  cyber  crimes  and  related  cooperation  in  law  enforcement. Government  has  established  National  Critical  Information  Infrastructure Protection Centre for protection of Critical Information Infrastructure in the country.  The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issues alerts  and  advisories  regarding  latest  cyber  threats  and  countermeasures on regular basis. Reserve bank of India (RBI) issues circulars/advisories to all Commercial Banks.

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Annexure-I L.S.US.Q.NO.3214 FOR 21.03.2017

|                                                                                                                               | State/UT wise                                                                                                                 | cases registered and persons arrested (PAR) under total cyber crimes during 2013-2015                                         | cases registered and persons arrested (PAR) under total cyber crimes during 2013-2015                                         | cases registered and persons arrested (PAR) under total cyber crimes during 2013-2015                                         | cases registered and persons arrested (PAR) under total cyber crimes during 2013-2015                                         | cases registered and persons arrested (PAR) under total cyber crimes during 2013-2015                                         | cases registered and persons arrested (PAR) under total cyber crimes during 2013-2015                                         |
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| SL. No.                                                                                                                       | State/UT                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                               | 2013#                                                                                                                         | 2014*                                                                                                                         | 2014*                                                                                                                         | 2015*                                                                                                                         | 2015*                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                               | Cases Registered                                                                                                              | Persons Arrested                                                                                                              | Cases Registered                                                                                                              | Persons Arrested                                                                                                              | Cases Registered                                                                                                              | Persons Arrested                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                | 651                                                                                                                           | 313                                                                                                                           | 282                                                                                                                           | 236                                                                                                                           | 536                                                                                                                           | 522                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                             | 18                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                         | 154                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                             | 379                                                                                                                           | 351                                                                                                                           | 483                                                                                                                           | 457                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                                         | 139                                                                                                                           | 229                                                                                                                           | 114                                                                                                                           | 111                                                                                                                           | 242                                                                                                                           | 1567                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                  | 101                                                                                                                           | 50                                                                                                                            | 123                                                                                                                           | 105                                                                                                                           | 103                                                                                                                           | 99                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                           | 58                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                            | 62                                                                                                                            | 14                                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                       | 77                                                                                                                            | 65                                                                                                                            | 227                                                                                                                           | 174                                                                                                                           | 242                                                                                                                           | 272                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                       | 323                                                                                                                           | 194                                                                                                                           | 151                                                                                                                           | 121                                                                                                                           | 224                                                                                                                           | 205                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                             | Himachal                                                                                                                      | 28                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                            | 38                                                                                                                            | 16                                                                                                                            | 50                                                                                                                            | 38                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                               | 46                                                                                                                            | 16                                                                                                                            | 37                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                             | 34                                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                     | 26                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                            | 93                                                                                                                            | 57                                                                                                                            | 180                                                                                                                           | 172                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                                     | 533                                                                                                                           | 104                                                                                                                           | 1020                                                                                                                          | 372                                                                                                                           | 1447                                                                                                                          | 293                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                                        | 383                                                                                                                           | 169                                                                                                                           | 450                                                                                                                           | 283                                                                                                                           | 290                                                                                                                           | 191                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                | 342                                                                                                                           | 177                                                                                                                           | 289                                                                                                                           | 386                                                                                                                           | 231                                                                                                                           | 230                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                   | 907                                                                                                                           | 603                                                                                                                           | 1879                                                                                                                          | 942                                                                                                                           | 2195                                                                                                                          | 825                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 13                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                     | 17                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                             | 60                                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                            | 56                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 22                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                             | 18                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                                        | 104                                                                                                                           | 62                                                                                                                            | 124                                                                                                                           | 17                                                                                                                            | 386                                                                                                                           | 110                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                                        | 156                                                                                                                           | 133                                                                                                                           | 226                                                                                                                           | 159                                                                                                                           | 149                                                                                                                           | 136                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                                     | 297                                                                                                                           | 151                                                                                                                           | 697                                                                                                                           | 248                                                                                                                           | 949                                                                                                                           | 295                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                    | 90                                                                                                                            | 97                                                                                                                            | 172                                                                                                                           | 120                                                                                                                           | 142                                                                                                                           | 125                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                             | 703                                                                                                                           | 429                                                                                                                           | 687                                                                                                                           | 430                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                             | 13                                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 682                                                                                                                           | 602                                                                                                                           | 1737                                                                                                                          | 1223                                                                                                                          | 2208                                                                                                                          | 1699                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                             | 42                                                                                                                            | 39                                                                                                                            | 48                                                                                                                            | 23                                                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                                   | 342                                                                                                                           | 209                                                                                                                           | 355                                                                                                                           | 212                                                                                                                           | 398                                                                                                                           | 287                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                               | TOTAL STATE(S)                                                                                                                | 5508                                                                                                                          | 3244                                                                                                                          | 9322                                                                                                                          | 5643                                                                                                                          | 11331                                                                                                                         | 8044                                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                                            | A & N Islands                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                             | 13                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                             | 55                                                                                                                            | 45                                                                                                                            | 77                                                                                                                            | 22                                                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                                                            | D&N Haveli                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                                            | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                                                            | Delhi UT                                                                                                                      | 150                                                                                                                           | 41                                                                                                                            | 226                                                                                                                           | 56                                                                                                                            | 177                                                                                                                           | 53                                                                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                               | TOTAL UT(S)                                                                                                                   | 185                                                                                                                           | 57                                                                                                                            | 300                                                                                                                           | 109                                                                                                                           | 261                                                                                                                           | 77                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                               | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)                                                                                                             | 5693                                                                                                                          | 3301                                                                                                                          | 9622                                                                                                                          | 5752                                                                                                                          | 11592                                                                                                                         | 8121                                                                                                                          |
| Source: Crime in India                                                                                                        | Source: Crime in India                                                                                                        | Source: Crime in India                                                                                                        | Source: Crime in India                                                                                                        | Source: Crime in India                                                                                                        | Source: Crime in India                                                                                                        | Source: Crime in India                                                                                                        | Source: Crime in India                                                                                                        |
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