Lok Sabha Question No. 680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Threat from Cyber Crimes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, P. C. MOHAN, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 680

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2017/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1939 (SAKA)

## THREAT FROM CYBER CRIMES

## 680.    DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  cybercrime  is  emerging  as  a  major  security  challenge  as  the incidents of cyber crime are rising sharply in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of such incidents reported during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether there is a need to urgently upgrade the country's defence by setting up  a  Cyber  Security  Commission  on  the  lines  of  Atomic  Energy  and  Space Commissions;
- (d) if so, the response of the Government thereon; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  the  growing  menace  of cybercrimes along with the details of agreement signed with USA and Israel in this regard, if any?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The information regarding State/UT-wise cases registered and persons as a result of cyber-crime during the period 2014 to 2016 is at Annexure - I.

- (c) & (d):  There is already an existing mechanism having multi-tier framework

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 680 FOR 19.12.2017

for Cyber Security and policy on Cyber Security with clear responsibility assigned to  different  stake  holders.  The  implementation  of  framework  and  policy  is coordinated by National Cyber Security Coordinator.

(e): Police  and  Public  order  are  State  subject  and  Government  of  India  helps States in combating cyber-crimes by assisting them through advisories and funds under various schemes.  The Law Enforcement  Agencies take legal action as per the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and  the Information Technology Act, 2000 against the Cyber-Crime offenders.

Government of India had signed a bilateral Framework for Us-India Cyber relationship on 30 th  August, 2016 to cooperate in the areas, inter-alia,

1. sharing information on a real time or near real time basis about malicious cyber security threat, attack, activities

2. Continuing to promote cooperation between LEAs to combat Cyber Crime

3. Undertaking skill  development  and capacity  building programme jointly  in the  field  of  cyber  security  ,  effort  to  combat  cyber-  crime,  digital  forensic  and legal framework

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| Cyber Crimes 2014-2016   | Cyber Crimes 2014-2016   |   Cyber Crimes 2014-2016 |   Cyber Crimes 2014-2016 |   Cyber Crimes 2014-2016 |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| S.no.                    | State/UT                 |                     2014 |                     2015 |                     2016 |
| 1.                       | Andhra Pradesh           |                      282 |                      536 |                      616 |
| 2.                       | Arunachal Pradesh        |                       18 |                        6 |                        4 |
| 3.                       | Assam                    |                      379 |                      483 |                      696 |
| 4.                       | Bihar                    |                      114 |                      242 |                      309 |
| 5.                       | Chhattisgarh             |                      123 |                      103 |                       90 |
| 6.                       | Goa                      |                       62 |                       17 |                       31 |
| 7.                       | Gujarat                  |                      227 |                      242 |                      362 |
| 8.                       | Haryana                  |                      151 |                      224 |                      401 |
| 9.                       | Himachal Pradesh         |                       38 |                       50 |                       31 |
| 10.                      | Jammu & Kashmir          |                       37 |                       34 |                       28 |
| 11.                      | Jharkhand                |                       93 |                      180 |                      259 |
| 12.                      | Karnataka                |                     1020 |                     1447 |                      110 |
| 13.                      | Kerala                   |                      455 |                      290 |                      283 |
| 14.                      | Madhya Pradesh           |                      289 |                      231 |                      258 |
| 15.                      | Maharashtra              |                     1879 |                     2195 |                     2380 |
| 16.                      | Manipur                  |                       13 |                        6 |                       11 |
| 17.                      | Meghalaya                |                       60 |                       56 |                       39 |
| 18.                      | Mizoram                  |                       22 |                        8 |                        1 |
| 19.                      | Nagaland                 |                        0 |                        0 |                        2 |
| 20.                      | Odisha                   |                      124 |                      386 |                      317 |
| 21.                      | Punjab                   |                      226 |                      149 |                      102 |
| 22.                      | Rajasthan                |                      697 |                      949 |                      941 |
| 23.                      | Sikkim                   |                        4 |                        1 |                        1 |
| 24.                      | Tamil Nadu               |                      172 |                      142 |                      144 |
| 25.                      | Telangana                |                      703 |                      687 |                      593 |
| 26.                      | Tripura                  |                        5 |                       13 |                        8 |
| 27.                      | Uttar Pradesh            |                     1737 |                     2208 |                     2639 |
| 28.                      | Uttarakhand              |                       42 |                       48 |                       62 |
| 29.                      | West Bengal              |                      355 |                      398 |                      478 |
| Total States             | Total States             |                     9322 |                    11331 |                    12187 |
| 30.                      | A & N Islands            |                       13 |                        6 |                        3 |
| 31.                      | Chandigarh               |                       55 |                       77 |                       26 |
| 32.                      | D&N Haveli               |                        3 |                        0 |                        1 |
| 33.                      | Daman & Diu              |                        1 |                        1 |                        0 |
| 34.                      | Delhi UT                 |                      226 |                      177 |                       98 |
| 35.                      | Lakshadweep              |                        1 |                        0 |                        0 |
| 36                       | Puducherry               |                        1 |                        0 |                        2 |
| Total UT(s)              | Total UT(s)              |                      300 |                      261 |                      130 |
| Total (All India)        | Total (All India)        |                     9622 |                    11592 |                    12317 |