Lok Sabha Question No. 423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Cyber Crimes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 423

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 9,1943 (SAKA) CYBER CRIMES

423.  MS. RAMYA HARIDAS: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the cyber crimes in the country have increased in the past few years;
- (b) if so, the number of cases reported during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  effects  of  increasing  cyber crimes on the economic development of the country;
- (d) whether the Union Government has taken any concrete steps to check such cyber crimes in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a) to (e): With the enhanced use of cyber space, the number of cyber crimes is also  increasing.  The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and publishes  statistical  data  on  crimes  in  its  publication  'Crime  in  India'.    The latest  published  report  is  for  the  year  2020.      As  per  the  data  published  by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the details of cases, registered under cyber crimes, States/UTs wise, during 2016-2020 are at Annexure.

## LS.US.Q.NO. 423 FOR 30.11.2021

'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of  the  Constitution  of  India.  States/UTs  are  primarily  responsible  for  the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes including cyber crime  through  their  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  (LEAs).    The  LEAs  take  legal action  as  per  provisions  of  law  against  the  offenders.  To  strengthen  the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes, the Central Government has taken steps which inter-alia include, spreading awareness about cyber crimes; issuance of alerts/advisories; capacity  building/training  of  law  enforcement  personnel/ public prosecutors/ judicial officers; improving cyber forensic facilities, setting up of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to provide a framework and eco-system  for  LEAs  to  deal  with  the  cyber  crimes  in  a  comprehensive  and coordinated  manner;  etc.    The  Government  has  launched  the  National  Cyber Crime  Reporting  Portal  (www.cybercrime.gov.in),  to  enable  public  to  report incidents pertaining to all types of cyber crimes, with a special focus on cyber crimes  against  women  and  children.  Citizen  Financial  Cyber  Fraud  Reporting and  Management  System  has  been  launched  for  immediate  reporting  of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by the fraudsters.  A toll-free number  155260  has  been  operationalised  to  get  assistance  in  lodging  online cyber complaints.

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## LS.US.Q.NO. 423 FOR 30.11.2021

## Annexure

## State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR) under Cyber Crimes during 2016-2020

| Sl.No.   | State/UT                    | 2016   | 2017   | 2018    | 2019    | 2020    |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh              | CR 616 | CR 931 | CR 1207 | CR 1886 | CR 1899 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 4      | 1      | 7       | 8       | 30      |
| 3        | Assam                       | 696    | 1120   | 2022    | 2231    | 3530    |
| 4        | Bihar                       | 309    | 433    | 374     | 1050    | 1512    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                | 90     | 171    | 139     | 175     | 297     |
| 6        | Goa                         | 31     | 13     | 29      | 15      | 40      |
| 7        | Gujarat                     | 362    | 458    | 702     | 784     | 1283    |
| 8        | Haryana                     | 401    | 504    | 418     | 564     | 656     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh            | 31     | 56     | 69      | 76      | 98      |
| 10       | Jharkhand                   | 259    | 720    | 930     | 1095    | 1204    |
| 11       | Karnataka                   | 1101   | 3174   | 5839    | 12020   | 10741   |
| 12       | Kerala                      | 283    | 320    | 340     | 307     | 426     |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh              | 258    | 490    | 740     | 602     | 699     |
| 14       | Maharashtra                 | 2380   | 3604   | 3511    | 4967    | 5496    |
| 15       | Manipur                     | 11     | 74     | 29      | 4       | 79      |
| 16       | Meghalaya                   | 39     | 39     | 74      | 89      | 142     |
| 17       | Mizoram                     | 1      | 10     | 6       | 8       | 13      |
| 18       | Nagaland                    | 2      | 0      | 2       | 2       | 8       |
| 19       | Odisha                      | 317    | 824    | 843     | 1485    | 1931    |
| 20       | Punjab                      | 102    | 176    | 239     | 243     | 378     |
| 21       | Rajasthan                   | 941    | 1304   | 1104    | 1762    | 1354    |
| 22       | Sikkim                      | 1      | 1      | 1       | 2       | 0       |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                  | 144    | 228    | 295     | 385     | 782     |
| 24       | Telangana                   | 593    | 1209   | 1205    | 2691    | 5024    |
| 25       | Tripura                     | 8      | 7      | 20      | 20      | 34      |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh               | 2639   | 4971   | 6280    | 11416   | 11097   |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                 | 62     | 124    | 171     | 100     | 243     |
| 28       | West Bengal                 | 478    | 568    | 335     | 524     | 712     |
|          | TOTAL STATE(S)              | 12159  | 21530  | 26931   | 44511   | 49708   |
| 29       | A&N Islands                 | 3      | 3      | 7       | 2       | 5       |
| 30       | Chandigarh                  | 26     | 32     | 30      | 23      | 17      |
| 31       | D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu+ | 1      | 1      | 0       | 3       | 3       |
| 32       | Delhi                       | 98     | 162    | 189     | 115     | 168     |
| 33       | Jammu & Kashmir*            | 28     | 63     | 73      | 73      | 120     |
|          | Ladakh                      | -      | -      | -       | -       | 1       |
| 34 35    | Lakshadweep                 | 0      | 0      | 4       | 4       | 3       |
| 36       | Puducherry                  | 2      | 5      | 14      | 4       | 10      |
|          | TOTAL UT(S)                 | 158    | 266    | 317     | 224     | 327     |
|          | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)           | 12317  | 21796  | 27248   | 44735   | 50035   |

Source: Crime in India

Note : '+' Combined data of erstwhile D&N Haveli UT and Daman & Diu UT for 2016-2019

*' Data of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir State including Ladakh for 2016-2019