Lok Sabha Question No. 1598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1598

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.11.2019

## INDIAN CYBER CRIME COORDINATION CENTRE

## 1598. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI :

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has set up 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre' for the period 2018-2020,  to  combat  cyber  crime  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  and  the  components thereof; and
- (b) whether the  Government has taken steps to spread awareness on cyber crime to prevent the same and expedite investigation and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a): Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA) has sanctioned a scheme for establishment of 'Indian Cyber Crime  Coordination  Centre  (I4C)'  to handle  issues related cybercrime  in the country, in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. The scheme has following seven components:
- (1) National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (TAU)
- (2) National cybercrime Reporting Portal
- (3) Cyber Crime Ecosystem Management Unit
- (4) National Cybercrime Forensic Laboratory Ecosystem
- (5) National Cybercrime Training Centre
- (6) National Cyber Crime Research and Innovation Centre
- (7) Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Investigation Team

(b):  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  as  per  the  Constitution  of  India.  States/UTs  are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes through their law  enforcement  machinery.  However,  MHA  supports  State  Government  initiatives  through  the various schemes and advisories.

Government  has  taken  a  number  of  legal,  technical and  administrative  measures  to prevent cybercrimes.  These inter alia , include:

- (i) To spread awareness on cyber crime, several steps have been taken that include dissemination of messages on cyber crime through MHA Twitter handle @cyberDost, radio campaign, publishing of Handbook  for  Adolescents  /  Students,  publishing  of  'Information  Security  Best  practices'  for  the benefit  of  Govt.  Officials/  Officers.  Organizing  of  cyber  Safety  and  Security  Awareness  weeks,  in association with police department in different States/Uts etc.
- (ii) To prevent such crimes and to speed up investigation, MHA has taken several steps to spread awareness  about  cyber  crimes  issue  through  alerts/  advisories,  capacity  building/training  of  law enforcement personnel/ prosecutors/ judicial officers,  improving cyber forensics facilities etc. MHA has also launched an online national cyber crime reporting portal, (www.cybercrime.gov.in) to enable complainants to report complaints pertaining to all types of cyber crimes with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children.
- (iii) Enactment  of  the  Information  Technology  Act  2000  which  has  provisions  to  deal  with prevalent cybercrimes.

(iv) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology through a program, namely, Information Security Education & Awareness (ISEA), has been creating awareness among users highlighting the importance of following the ethics while using Internet and advising them not to share rumors/fake news.  A  dedicated  website  for  information  security  awareness  (https://www.infosecawareness.in) provides all the relevant awareness material.

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