Lok Sabha Question No. 1560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Strategy to curb Cyber Crimes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1560

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 18, 1947 (SAKA)

STRATEGY TO CURB CYBER CRIMES

†1560. SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  strategy  to  curb  cyber crimes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof in respect of the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli;
- (c)  whether  any  policy  has  been  formulated  for  quick  action  in  case  of cyber crime;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to enhance the capacity building of police/investigation agencies across the country to deal with the increasing cyber crimes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): '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

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initiatives  of  the  States/UTs  through  advisories  and  financial assistance under various schemes for capacity building of their LEAs.

To strengthen the mechanism  to  deal  with cyber crimes in a comprehensive  and  coordinated  manner,  the  Central  Government  has taken  steps  in  the  country  including  Union  Territory  of  Dadra  &  Nagar Haveli which, inter-alia, include the following:

- i. The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  set  up  the  'Indian  Cyber  Crime Coordination 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 'National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal' (NCRP) (https://cybercrime.gov.in) has been launched, 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  concerned  as  per the provisions of the law.
- iii. The 'Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System' (CFCFRMS), under I4C, has  been  launched in year 2021 for immediate

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reporting  of  financial  frauds  and  to  stop  siphoning  off  funds  by  the fraudsters. So far, 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  ass istance  in  lodging online cyber complaints.

- iv. 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.
- v. I4C, MHA is regularly organising 'State Connect', 'Thana Connect' and Peer  learning  session  to  share  best  practices,  enhance  capacity building, etc.
- vi. The state of the art 'National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (Investigation)' has been established, as a part of the I4C, at New Delhi (on 18.02.2019) and at Assam (on 29.08.2025) to provide early stage cyber  forensic  assistance  to  Investigating  Officers  (IOs)  of  State/UT Police.  So  far,  National  Cyber  Forensics  Laboratory  (Investigation), New Delhi has provided its services to State/UT LEAs in around 12,952 cases pertaining to cyber crimes.

- vii. The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform, namely 'CyTrain' portal  has  been  developed  under  I4C,  for  capacity  building  of  police officers/judicial  officers  through  online  course  on  critical  aspects  of cyber  crime  investigation, forensics,  prosecution  etc.  More  than 1,44,895 police officers/judicial officers from States/UTs are registered and more than 1,19,628 Certificates issued through the portal.
- viii. Cyber  Commando  programme  was  launched  by  the  Hon'ble  Home Minister on 10.09.2024 to establish a Special Wing of Cyber Commandos equipped with specialized training to counter cybersecurity  threats  in  the  country.  The  programme  envisions  the creation of a dedicated, skilled workforce capable of securing critical information infrastructure and supporting national cybersecurity efforts.  So  far,  281  cyber  commandos  successfully  completed  their training at premier institutions including IITs, IIITs, Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) Gandhinagar & New Delhi, etc.
- ix. The Ministry of Home Affairs has provided financial assistance under the  'Cyber  Crime  Prevention  against  Women  and  Children  (CCPWC)' Scheme, to the States/UTs for their capacity building such as setting up  of  cyber  forensic-cum-training  laboratories,  hiring  of  junior  cyber consultants  and  training  of LEAs' personnel, public prosecutors and

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- judicial  officers.  Cyber  forensic-cum-training  laboratories  have  been commissioned in 33 States/UTs and more than 24,600 LEA personnel, judicial officers and prosecutors have been provided training on cyber crime awareness, investigation, forensics etc.
- x. 'Sahyog' Portal has been launch ed to expedite the process of sending notices  to  IT  intermediaries  by  the  Appropriate  Government  or  its agency under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 79 of the IT Act, 2000 to facilitate the removal or disabling of access to any information,  data  or  communication  link  being  used  to  commit  an unlawful act.
- xi. A Suspect Registry of identifiers of cyber criminals has been launched by I4C on 10.09.2024 in collaboration with Banks/Financial Institutions. So  far,  more  than  18.43  lakh  suspect  identifier  data  received  from Banks and 24.67 lakh Layer 1 mule accounts have been shared with the participating entities of Suspect Registry and declined transactions worth Rs. 8031.56 crores.
- xii. 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.

- xiii. 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 in 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

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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
2. 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; 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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