Lok Sabha Question No. 3913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Indian Cyber Coordination Centre
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. D K Aruna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3913

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2026/ PHALGUNA 26, 1947 (SAKA)

INDIAN CYBER COORDINATION CENTRE

3913. SMT. D K ARUNA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has assessed the progress made under the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) in tackling cyber fraud and cyber-enabled crime;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has assessed the statistics for initiatives like e-Zero FIR and the 1930 cyber helpline on improving speed of response and citizen trust; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): '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. 3913 FOR 17.03.2026

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  established Indian  Cyber  Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) as scheme in the year 2018 to evolve a framework and ecosystem for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of  cybercrime  in  the  country.  In  a  short  span  I4C  has  worked  towards enhancing  the  nation's  collective  capability  to  tackle  cybercrimes  and develop effective coordination among the Law Enforcement Agencies. I4C has been set up as an Attached Office of MHA with effect from 1st July, 2024. I4C focuses on tackling all the issues related to Cybercrime for the citizens,  which  includes  improving  coordination  between  various  Law Enforcement Agencies and the stakeholders, capacity building, awareness etc.

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.  As  per  CFCFRMS  operated  by  I4C,  till  31.01.2026,  financial amount of more than Rs. 8,690 Crore has been saved in more than 24.65 lakh complaints.  A tollfree Helpline number '1930' has been operationalized to get  assistance  in  lodging  online  cyber  complaints.  Till  31.01.2026,  more than  12.94  lakhs  SIM  cards  and  3.03  lakhs  IMEIs  as  reported  by  Police authorities have been blocked by Government of India.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3913 FOR 17.03.2026

A Suspect Registry of identifiers of cyber criminals has been launched by I4C on 10.09.2024 in collaboration with Banks/Financial Institutions. Till 31.01.2026,  more  than  23.05  lakh  suspect  identifier  data  received  from Banks and 27.37 lakh Layer 1 mule accounts have been shared with the participating entities of Suspect Registry and declined transactions worth more than Rs. 9518 crores.

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 more than 21,857 accused and more than 1,49,636 Cyber Investigation assistance request.

The Central Government has undertaken a new initiative to register eFIRs in cyber fraud cases. An 'e -FIR' system for filing FIRs in cybercrime cases  has  been  implemented  in  Delhi,  Rajasthan,  Chandigarh,  Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand.

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