Lok Sabha Question No. 3566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Cyber Police Stations
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3566

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019/AGRAHAYANA 19, 1941 (SAKA) CYBER POLICE STATIONS

3566.

SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of cyber police stations in the country as on date, State-wise;
- (b)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  combat  cyber  crimes  especially financial frauds;
- (c) whether the Government plans to increase the number of cyber police stations in the country in the next financial year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (d):   'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order including setting up of cyber police stations & cyber crime cells rests primarily with the respective State/Union Territory Government. Specific data regarding number of cyber police stations is not maintained centrally. States/UTs may set up police stations as per requirement.

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  provides  support  to  States  to  strengthen  their institutional mechanism to tackle the cyber crimes including financial frauds. In this regard, the Central Government has inter alia taken following measures:

## LS.US.Q.NO.3566 FOR 10.12.2019

- (i) 'Indian  Cyber  Crime  Coordination  Centre  (I4C)'  has  been  set  up  to  deal with cybercrimes in coordinated and effective manner.
- (ii) National  Cyber  Crime  Reporting  Portal,  www.cybercrime.gov.in  has  been launched to enable citizens to online report complaints pertaining to all types of cyber crimes with special focus on cyber crimes against women and  children.  Complaints  reported  on  this  portal  are  attended  by  the respective Law Enforcement Authorities of States.
- (iii) An Inter-Ministerial Committee on Phone Fraud (IMCPF) has been constituted, having members  of stakeholder organizations, namely, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Department of Financial  Services,  Department  of  Telecommunication,  Reserve  Bank  of India  and  law  enforcement  agencies,  to  address  the  problem.  FCORD  FICN Coordination Agency has been designated as Central Nodal Agency for  this  purpose  and  ADGP/IGP  Crime  in  each  State  is  the  State  Nodal Officer. This Ministry has issued an advisory dated 12th February 2018 on 'steps to check phone frauds' to all State Governments.
- (iv) Cyber Coordination Centre (CyCord) portal has been launched to  provide  a  platform  to  the  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  and  other stakeholders to collaborate and coordinate their efforts to resolve cyber crime,  and  for  other  cyber  related  issues  like  sharing  case  studies/ research findings, experience sharing, formulation of research problems, finding solutions to complex cyber issues, etc.

## LS.US.Q.NO.3566 FOR 10.12.2019

- (v) Issue  of  alerts/advisories  to  States/UTs  about  cyber  crimes.  Various advisories issued to States are available on www.mha.gov.in.
- (vi) Training  curriculum  prepared  for  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  personnel, prosecutors and judicial officers for better handling of investigation and prosecution. States/UTs have been requested to organize training programmes.    More  than  8500  LEA  personnel,  judicial  officers  and prosecutors  have  been  provided  training  on  cyber  crime  awareness, investigation, forensics etc. under Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children Scheme.

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