Lok Sabha Question No. 2569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Cyber Security Training Institutes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand, Arun Kumar Sagar, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Umesh G. Jadhav, S. Muniswamy, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, Prathap Simha, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2569

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  AUGUST, 2022/ SRAVANA 11, 1944 (SAKA)

## CYBER SECURITY TRAINING INSTITUTES

2569. SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR

SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government especially the cyber police in the country has adequate techno/ research facilities with state-of-art technology gadgets to combat and curb any cyber attacks on the Government websites or data from within the country or instigated from foreign countries;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  amount  earmarked  and  disbursed exclusively to develop state-of-art Cyber Policing in the country;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  plans  to  establish  a  Cyber  Security training institutes in the country to combat ever increasing cyber crimes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons  therefor  and  the Government's action in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh

Schedule to the Constitution of India. It is the primary responsibility of the State  Governments/UT  Administration  to  equip  their  police  forces  with adequate infrastructure facilities, state-of-art technology gadgets, manpower  and  training  for  tackling  cybercrimes.  However,  the  Central Government supplements the initiatives of the State Governments through various  advisories  and  schemes  for  the  capacity  building  of  their  Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).

Under  the  Cybercrime Prevention  against  Women  and  Children (CCPWC) Scheme, financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 99.88 Crore has been provided to all State/UTs for setting up of cyber forensic cum training laboratories,  hiring  of  junior  cyber  consultants  and  capacity  building  of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), public prosecutors and judicial officers.

Under the  Assistance  to  States  for  Modernization  of  Police  (ASMP) Scheme, Rs. 1042.94 Crore has been released to various State/UTs, during the  last  3  years  for  acquisition  of  latest  training  gadgets,  advanced communication/forensic equipment, Cyber Policing equipment etc.

(c)&(d): Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform, namely 'CyTrain' portal has  been  developed under the Indian Cyber  Crime Coordination  Center  (I4C),  for  capacity  building  of  police  officers/judicial officers through online courses on critical aspects of cybercrime investigation, forensics, prosecution etc. alongwith certification. In addition,  training  curriculum  has  been  prepared  for  police  personnel, public prosecutors and judicial officers for better handling of investigation and prosecution and States/UTs have been requested to organize training programmes accordingly.

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