Lok Sabha Question No. 816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Cyber Crimes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 816

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023/ MAGHA 18, 1944 (SAKA)

CYBER CRIMES

†816.  SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  is  any  organised  department  to  deal  with  the  cyber crimes and if so, the details and the nature of online transaction thereof;

(b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  OTP  based  and  other cyber frauds;

c)  the  number  of  cyber  frauds  registered  on  the  central  helpline  of  the Government from other States including  Odisha  and the extent to which successful  efforts  were  made  to  prevent  them  and  action  taken  in  this regard along with the number of cases disposed of;

(d) whether the Government has provided additional funds to the States for better equipment of their cyber police stations; and

(e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Odisha?

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  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  States/UTs  are  primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes  including  cyber  crimes  through  their Law Enforcement Agencies

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(LEAs).  The  LEAs  take  legal  action  as  per  the  provisions  of  law  against persons involved in cyber crime. The Central Government supplements the initiatives  of  the  States/UTs  through  advisories  and  financial  assistance under various schemes for their capacity building.

To strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes in a comprehensive  and  coordinated  manner,  the  Central  Government  has taken steps which, inter-alia, include the following:

(i) Ministry of Home  Affairs has set up the 'Indian  Cyber  Crime Coordination  Centre  (I4C)'  to  deal  with  all  types  of  cyber  crime  in  the country, in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.

- (ii) The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in) has  been  launched  on  30 th August  2019,  as  a  part  of  the  I4C,  to  enable public  to  report  incidents  pertaining  to  all  types  of  cyber  crimes,  with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children. Cyber crime incidents reported on this portal, their conversion into FIRs and subsequent action thereon are handled by the State/UT Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) concerned as per the provisions of the law.

(iii) The  Citizen    Financial    Cyber  Fraud  Reporting  and    Management System, under I4C, has been launched for immediate reporting of financial frauds   and   to  stop  siphoning   off  funds  by  the  fraudsters.  A  toll-free

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Helpline  number  '1930'  has  been  operationalized  to  get  assistance  in lodging online cyber complaints.

- (iv) The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform, namely 'CyTrain' portal  has  been  developed  under  the  Indian  Cyber  Crime  Coordination Centre  (I4C), for capacity  building  of police officers/judicial officers through  online  course  on  critical  aspects  of  cyber  crime  investigation, forensics,  prosecution  etc.  along  with  certification.  More  than  28,700 Police  Officers  from  States/UTs  are  registered  and  more  than  7,800 Certificates issued through the portal.
- (v) Seven Joint Cyber Coordination Teams have been constituted under I4C by on boarding States/UTs to address the challenges of cyber crime hotspots/areas having multi jurisdictional issues to enhance the coordination framework among the LEAs of the States/UTs.
- (vi) To  spread  awareness  on  cyber  crime,  the  Central  Government  has taken    steps    which,    inter-alia,    include;    dissemination      of  messages through SMS, I4C social media account i.e. Twitter handle (@CyberDost), Facebook (CyberDostI4C), Instagram (CyberDostI4C), Telegram (cyberdosti4C),  Radio  campaign,  etc.,  engaged  MyGov  for  publicity  in multiple     mediums,   organizing  Cyber  Safety  and  Security   Awareness

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weeks in association with States/UTs, publishing of Handbook for Adolescents/Students,  etc.  The  States/UTs  have  also  been  requested  to carry out publicity to create mass awareness.

(c): Since  inception  of  Citizen  Financial  Cyber  Fraud  Reporting  and Management System, more than 7 lakh complaints have been registered including in Odisha till January 31, 2023. So far, financial amount of more than  Rs.  235  Crore  have  been  saved  in  more  than  1.90  lakh  complaints. More than 52,000 complaints have been disposed of.

(d) & (e): Ministry of Home Affairs has provided central assistance under 'Assistance  to  States  for  Modernization  of  Police'  Scheme  to  the  State Governments  for  the  acquisition  of  latest  weaponry,  training  gadgets, advanced  communication/forensic  equipment,  Cyber  Policing  equipment etc.  The  State  Governments  formulate  State  Action  Plans  (SAPs)  as  per their  strategic  priorities  and  requirements  including  combating  cyber crimes. State/UTwise details of the amounts  of Central financial assistance disbursed under this scheme during the last 4 financial years is placed at Annexure-I.

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## L.S. US.Q. NO. 816 FOR 07.02.2023

Details of the funds allocated and released to the States during the last 4 years under the scheme of 'Assistance to States for Modernization of Police'

(Rs. in Crore)

|        |                   | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2019-20   | 2020-2021   | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022   | 2021-2022   |
|--------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| S. No. | State             | Allocation | Released  | Allocation | Released  | Allocation  | Released    | Allocation  | Released    |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 26.48      | 50.81     | 24.46      | 75.36     | 24.46       | 5.83        | 24.46       | 0           |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 4.25       | 1.034     | 3.92       | 0         | 3.92        | 0           | 3.92        | 0           |
| 3      | Assam             | 28.57      | 5.67      | 26.4       | 0         | 26.4        | 0           | 26.4        | 9.36        |
| 4      | Bihar             | 29.9       | 13.18     | 27.62      | 9.42      | 27.62       | 19.12       | 27.62       | 0           |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 10.52      | 8.56      | 9.72       | 8.35      | 9.72        | 7.16        | 9.72        | 5.44        |
| 6      | Goa               | 1.11       | 0.21      | 1.03       | 0         | 1.03        | 0.22        | 1.03        | 0.26        |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 27.69      | 52.62     | 25.58      | 41.19     | 25.58       | 0           | 25.58       | 0           |
| 8      | Haryana           | 12.43      | 12.95     | 11.48      | 18.48     | 11.48       | 0           | 11.48       | 10.35       |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 3.79       | 3.35      | 3.5        | 27.49     | 3.5         | 0.83        | 3.5         | 0           |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 43.19      | 32.69     | 39.9       | 40.2      | --          | --          | --          | ---         |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 9.97       | 9.91      | 9.21       | 7.08      | 9.21        | 0           | 9.21        | 0           |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 41.53      | 11.39     | 38.37      | 14.61     | 38.37       | 9.14        | 38.37       | 32.54       |
| 13     | Kerala            | 17.44      | 17.78     | 16.11      | 54.01     | 16.11       | 0           | 16.11       | 4.48        |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 29.34      | 37.97     | 27.11      | 14.45     | 27.11       | 0           | 27.11       | 6.78        |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 51         | 9.58      | 47.11      | 65.98     | 47.11       | 0           | 47.11       | 0           |
| 16     | Manipur           | 10.34      | 5.99      | 9.55       | 10.75     | 9.55        | 0           | 9.55        | 0           |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 4.07       | 3.66      | 3.75       | 6.63      | 3.75        | 0           | 3.75        | 0           |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 5.16       | 8.38      | 4.77       | 34.63     | 4.77        | 1.14        | 4.77        | 0           |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 11.63      | 18.88     | 10.74      | 17.29     | 10.74       | 0           | 10.74       | 17.03       |
| 20     | Odisha            | 16.89      | 35.1      | 15.6       | 42.45     | 15.6        | 0           | 15.6        | 3.9         |
| 21     | Punjab            | 17.77      | 36.52     | 16.42      | 31.33     | 16.42       | 4.15        | 16.42       | 0           |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 33.83      | 62.59     | 31.26      | 27.28     | 31.26       | 13.53       | 31.26       | 13.53       |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 1.92       | 0.362     | 1.77       | 0         | 1.77        | 0           | 1.77        | 1.37        |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 37.7       | 68.868    | 34.84      | 56.62     | 34.84       | 0           | 34.84       | 0           |
| 25     | Telangana         | 18.93      | 64.17     | 17.48      | 57.58     | 17.48       | 4.16        | 17.48       | 8.74        |
| 26     | Tripura           | 8.49       | 7.08      | 7.84       | 4.97      | 7.84        | 5.72        | 7.84        | 6.75        |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 68.39      | 118.67    | 63.19      | 64.81     | 63.19       | 32.02       | 63.19       | 32.02       |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 3.64       | 13.6      | 3.37       | 3.37      | 3.37        | 0           | 3.37        | 5.84        |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 31.28      | 46.93     | 28.9       | 46.53     | 28.9        | 0           | 28.9        | 0           |
|        | Total             | 607.25     | 758.5     | 561        | 780.89    | 521.1       | 103.02*     | 521.1       | 158.39*     |