Lok Sabha Question No. 1419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Cyber Crimes
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1419

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## CYBER CRIMES

## 1419.   SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether  borderless  cyberspace  coupled  with  the  anonymity  along  with  rapid  growth  in proliferation  of  mobile  telephone  and  connectivity  have  led  to  increased  level  of  cyber crimes during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that miscreants are using mobile phones and internet for committing crimes;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  such  instances  registered  during  the  last  three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has put any effective measures to curb the said menace and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (e):  With  the  borderless  cyberspace  coupled  with  the  anonymity  along  with  rapid  growth  of mobile telephone and connectivity including growth of number of users on Internet and smartphone as well as ease of committing cyber crime by anyone, anytime from anywhere in the world, rise in cyber crime is a global phenomenon. As per the data maintained by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 21796, 27248 and 44546 cybercrime cases were registered during the  years  2017,  2018  and  2019  respectively.  Latest  data  pertains  to  2019.  The    State/UT  wise cybercrime data for 2017, 2018 and 2019, as reported by NCRB, is at Annexure-I.

'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  as  per  the  Constitution  of  India;  and  prevention, detection,  investigation  and  prosecution  of  crimes;  and  capacity  building  of  police  personnel  are primarily  responsibility  of  States.  The  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  (LEAs)  take  legal  action  as  per provisions  of  law  against  the  cyber  crime  offenders.  However,  Government  of  India  helps  States  in combating cyber crimes by assisting them through advisories and funds under various schemes. In this regard,  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  legal,  technical  and  administrative  measures  to  prevent cyber crimes.  These inter alia , include:

- (i) Enactment of the Information Technology Act, 2000 which has provisions to deal with prevalent cybercrimes.
- (ii)      The  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-In)  issues  alerts  and  advisories regarding  latest  cyber  threats/vulnerabilities  and  countermeasures  to  protect  computers  and networks on regular basis.
- (iii)     National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, www.cybercrime.gov.in launched by Ministry of Home Affairs  (MHA)  enables  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. A nation-wide helpline number [155260] is also made functional to help the public in filing complaints through the portal.

- (i) To spread awareness on cybercrime, MHA has taken several steps that include dissemination of messages  on  cybercrime  through  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., issuing alerts/advisories  on  cyber  crimes,  capacity  building/training  of  law  enforcement  personnel/ prosecutors/ judicial officers, improving cyber forensics facilities etc.
- (ii) MeitY 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 the relevant awareness material.
- (iii) Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has  issued  various  instructions  in  respect  of  security  and  risk mitigation  measures  related  to  electronic/digital  transactions  which  includes  Securing  Card Transactions,  Securing  Payments  through  Internet  Banking  /  Electronic  Payments,  ATM Transactions, Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs), Limiting Customer Liability on Unauthorized  Electronic  Banking  Transactions,  Limiting  Customer  Liability  in  Unauthorized Electronic Banking Transactions in PPIs issued by Authorised Non-banks, Enhancing Security of Card Transactions etc.
- (iv) Under Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC) Scheme, the financial assistance has  been given to States/UTs  for  setting  up  Cyber  Forensic  Cum  Training Laboratories,  hiring  of  Junior  Cyber  Consultants  and  training/capacity  building  to  provide hands-on training to LEAs personnel, prosecutors and judicial officers.
- (v) 'Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)' has been set up to deal with cybercrimes in coordinated and effective manner and it has a component namely National Cybercrime Training Centre for capacity building in the field of cyber crime investigation.
- (vi) 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.
- (vii) Issue of alerts/advisories to States/UTs about cyber crimes. Various advisories issued to States are available on www.mha.gov.in.
- (viii) Training curriculum prepared for  LEAs personnel,  prosecutors and judicial officers  for better handling  of  investigation  and  prosecution.  So  far,  more  than  8500  LEA  personnel,  judicial officers and prosecutors have been provided training on cyber crime awareness, investigation, forensics etc. under CCPWC Scheme.

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State/UT-wise Cases Registered (CR), Cases Chargesheeted (CCS), Cases Convicted (CON), Persons Arrested (PAR), Persons Chargeshee under Cyber Crimes during 2017-2019

Source: Crime in India

Note : Due to non-receipt of data from West Bengal in time for 2019, Data furnished for 2018 has been u

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| SL                  | State/UT       |         |     |         |      | 2017   | 2017   | 2017    | 2017     | 2017   | 2017     | 2017   | 2017   |
|---------------------|----------------|---------|-----|---------|------|--------|--------|---------|----------|--------|----------|--------|--------|
| SL                  | State/UT       | CR      | CCS | CON PAR | PCS  | PCV    | CR     | CCS     | CON 2018 | PAR    | PCS      | PCV    | CR     |
| 1                   | Andhra Pradesh | 931 198 | 4   | 388     | 269  | 5      | 1207   | 243     | 10       | 522    | 412      | 14     | 1886   |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 1              | 0       | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0      | 7      | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 8      |
| 3 Assam             | 1120           | 179     | 0   | 1261    | 726  | 0      | 2022   | 201     | 3        | 1730   | 224      | 3      | 2231   |
| 4 Bihar             | 433            | 251     | 2   | 884     | 265  | 3      | 374    | 229     | 0        | 357    | 330      | 0      | 1050   |
| 5 Chhattisgarh      | 171            | 78      | 9   | 128     | 127  | 9      | 139    | 78      | 3        | 118    | 109      | 3      | 175    |
| 6 Goa               | 13             | 4       | 0   | 1       | 6    | 0      | 29     | 2       | 1        | 3      | 3        | 1      | 15     |
| 7 Gujarat           | 458            | 190     | 0   | 472     | 437  | 0      | 702    | 334     | 0        | 786    | 647      | 0      | 784    |
| 8 Haryana           | 504            | 130     | 11  | 211     | 197  | 12     | 418    | 184     | 5        | 260    | 252      | 5      | 564    |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh  | 56             | 15      | 2   | 34      | 17   | 2      | 69     | 25      | 0        | 19     | 27       | 0      | 76     |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir  | 63             | 11      | 0   | 17      | 12   | 0      | 73     | 14      | 0        | 19     | 19       | 0      | 73     |
| 11 Jharkhand        | 720            | 115     | 3   | 368     | 155  | 3      | 930    | 186     | 34       | 450    | 362      | 38     | 1095   |
| 12 Karnataka        | 3174           | 130     | 0   | 294     | 163  | 0      | 5839   | 139     | 1        | 378    | 198      | 1      | 12020  |
| 13 Kerala           | 320            | 144     | 8   | 240     | 159  | 9      | 340    | 203     | 8        | 298    | 256      | 12     | 307    |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh   | 490            | 349     | 7   | 544     | 548  | 9      | 740    | 575     | 19       | 735    | 808      | 25     | 602    |
| 15 Maharashtra      | 3604           | 720     | 11  | 1716    | 1196 | 10     | 3511   | 1052    | 10       | 2118   | 1449     | 22     | 4967   |
| 16 Manipur          | 74             | 0       | 0   | 25      | 0    | 0      | 29     | 0       | 0        | 8      | 0        | 0      | 4      |
| 17 Meghalaya        | 39             | 1       | 0   | 8       | 1    | 0      | 74     | 0       | 0        | 12     | 0        | 0      | 89     |
| 18 Mizoram          | 10             | 7       | 2   | 10      | 7    | 2      | 6      | 2       | 0        | 3      | 2        | 0      | 8      |
| 19 Nagaland         | 0              | 0       | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0      | 2      | 1       | 0        | 2      | 1        | 0      | 2      |
| 20 Odisha           | 824            | 143     | 1   | 200     | 200  | 1      | 843    | 219     | 0        | 254    | 284      | 0      | 1485   |
| 21 Punjab           | 176            | 60      | 2   | 223     | 111  | 2      | 239    | 80      | 5        | 258    | 118      | 7      | 243    |
| 22 Rajasthan        | 1304           | 184     | 5   | 374     | 357  | 5      | 1104   | 232     | 2        | 418    | 411      | 3      | 1762   |
| 23 Sikkim           | 1              | 0       | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0      | 1      | 1       | 0        | 1      | 1        | 0      | 2      |
| 24 Tamil Nadu       | 228            | 70      | 0   | 208     | 99   | 0      | 295    | 131     | 11       | 326    | 185      | 11     | 385    |
| 25 Telangana        | 1209           | 266     | 1   | 808     | 428  | 1      | 1205   | 480     | 0        | 699    | 601      | 0      | 2691   |
| 26 Tripura          | 7              | 1       | 0   | 3       | 1    | 0      | 20     | 0       | 0        | 4      | 0        | 0      | 20     |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh    | 4971           | 1700    | 79  | 2726    | 2576 | 83     | 6280   | 2325    | 373      | 3437   | 3238     | 445    | 11416  |
| 28 Uttarakhand      | 124            | 47      | 1   | 55      | 58   | 2      | 171    | 55      | 2        | 92     | 75       | 3      | 100    |
| 29 West Bengal      | 568            | 133     | 1   | 266     | 99   | 1      | 335    | 186     | 3        | 159    | 198      | 3      | 335    |
| TOTAL STATE(S)      | 21593          | 5126    | 149 | 11464   | 8214 | 159    | 27004  | 7177    | 490      | 13466  | 10210    | 596    | 44395  |
| 30 A&N Islands      | 3              | 2       | 0   | 1       | 2    | 0      | 7      | 9       | 0        | 2      | 13       | 0      | 2      |
| 31 Chandigarh       | 32             | 13      | 1   | 30      | 20   | 1      | 30     | 13      | 3        | 13     | 13       | 3      | 23     |
| 32 D&N Haveli       | 1              | 1       | 0   | 1       | 1    | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 0      |
| 33 Daman & Diu      | 0              | 0       | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0        | 0      | 3      |
| 34 Delhi            | 162            | 38      | 2   | 105     | 69   | 2      | 189    | 32      | 2        | 83     | 49       | 2      | 115    |
| 35 Lakshadweep      | 0              | 0       | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0      | 4      | 0       | 0        | 2      | 0        | 0      | 4      |
| 36 Puducherry       | 5              | 0       | 0   | 0       | 0    | 0      | 14     | 3       | 0        | 3      | 3        | 0      | 4      |
| TOTAL UT(S)         | 203            | 54      | 3   | 137     | 92   | 3      | 244    |         | 5        | 103    |          | 5      | 151    |
| TOTAL (ALL INDIA)   | 21796          | 5180    | 152 | 11601   | 8306 | 162    | 27248  | 57 7234 | 495      | 13569  | 78 10288 | 601    | 44546  |