Lok Sabha Question No. 2740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Advanced Monitoring Mechanism for Cyber Fraud
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Ramprit Mandal, Shri Giridhari Yadav, Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2740

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 25, 1947 (SAKA)

ADVANCED MONITORING MECHANISM FOR CYBER FRAUD

†2740.

SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV: SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establish an advanced monitoring  mechanism  to  prevent  the  significant  rise  in  cases  of  cyber fraud across the country following the expansion of digitization;
- (b) whether technological advancements are leading to cyber frauds being committed  in  a  very  smarter/sophisticated  manner  these  days  causing people to fall victim to the same; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)

(a) to (c): '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 crime through their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The Central Government supplements the initiatives  of  the  States/UTs  through  advisories  and  financial assistance under various schemes for capacity building of their LEAs.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2740 FOR 16.12.2025

To monitor and 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. The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  set  up  the  'Indian  Cyber  Crime Co ordination Centre' (I4C) as an attached office to deal with all types of  cyber  crimes  in  the  country,  in  a  coordinated  and  comprehensive manner.
- ii. The 'Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System' (CFCFRMS), under I4C, has been launched in year 2021 for immediate reporting  of  financial  frauds  and  to  stop  siphoning  off  funds  by  the fraudsters.  Till  31.10.2025,  financial  amount  of  more  than  Rs.  7,130 Crore has been saved in more than 23.02 lakh complaints. A toll-free Helpline number '1930' has been operationalized to get assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.
- iii. A  State  of  the  Art,  Cyber  Fraud  Mitigation  Centre  (CFMC)  has  been established  at  I4C  where  representatives  of  major  banks,  Financial Intermediaries,  Payment  Aggregators,  Telecom  Service  Providers,  IT Intermediaries  and  representatives  of  States/UTs  Law  Enforcement Agency  are  working  together  for  immediate  action  and  seamless cooperation to tackle cybercrime.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2740 FOR 16.12.2025

- iv. Samanvaya  Platform  has  been  made  operational  to  serve  as  an Management Information System(MIS) platform, data repository and a coordination  platform  for  LEAs  for  cybercrime  data  sharing  and analytics. It provides analytics based interstate linkages of crimes and criminals,  involved  in  cybercrime  complaints  in  various  States/UTs. The module 'Pratibimb' maps  locations of criminals and crime infrastructure on a map to give visibility to jurisdictional officers. The module also facilitates seeking and receiving of techno-legal assistance by Law Enforcement  Agencies from I4C and other SMEs. It has lead to arrest of 16,840 accused and 1,05,129 Cyber Investigation assistance request.

Cyber criminals are leveraging new technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deepfake Technology etc. to commit frauds. The Central Government has taken various initiatives to create cyber crime awareness which, inter-alia, include:-

- 1) The Hon'ble Prime Minister spoke about digital arrests during the episode "Mann Ki Baat" on 27.10.2024  and apprised  the citizens  of India.
- 2) A special programme was organized by Aakashvani, New Delhi on Digital Arrest on 28.10.2024.

- 3) Caller  Tune  Campaign:  I4C  is  collaboration  with  the  Department  of Telecommunications  (DoT)  has  launched  a  caller  tune  campaign  with effect  from  19.12.2024  for  raising  awareness  about  cybercrime  and promoting  the  Cybercrime  Helpline  Number  1930  &  NCRP  portal.  The caller tunes were also being broadcast in English, Hindi and 10 regional languages  by  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs).  Six  versions  of  caller tunes were played which cover various modus-operandi, namely, Digital Arrest,  Investment  Scam,  Malware,  Fake  Loan  App,  Fake  Social  Media Advertisements.
- 4) The  Central  Government  has  launched  a  comprehensive  awareness programme on digital arrest scams which, inter-alia, include; newspaper advertisement,  announcement  in  Delhi  Metros,  use  of  social  media influencers to create special posts, campaign through Prasar Bharti and electronic media, special programme on Aakashvani.
- 5) In  partnership  with  DD  News,  I4C  conducted  a  cybercrime  awareness campaign  running  through  Weekly  Show  Cyber-Alert  starting  from  19th July 2025 for 52 Weeks.
- 6) To  further  spread  awareness  on  cyber  crime,  the  Central  Government has    taken     steps    which,    inter-alia,     include;

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2740 FOR 16.12.2025

dissemination of messages through SMS, I4C social media account i.e. X (formerly Twitter) (@CyberDost), Facebook(CyberDostI4C), Instagram (CyberDostI4C),  Telegram(cyberdosti4c),  SMS  campaign,  TV  campaign, Radio campaign, School Campaign, advertisement in cinema  halls, celebrity endorsement, IPL campaign, campaign during Kumbh Mela 2025 &  Suraj  Kund  Mela  2025,  engaged  MyGov  for  publicity  in  multiple mediums,  organizing  Cyber  Safety  and  Security  Awareness  weeks  in association with States/UTs, publishing of Handbook for Adolescents/Students,  digital  displays  on  railway  stations  and  airports across, etc.

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