Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday mentioned that the federal government is dedicated to combating cyber crimes, however public representatives ought to care for it by creating consciousness of their constituencies.
The Home Ministry, presiding over a gathering, quoted Shah as saying, “The government is committed to tackle every aspect of this new menace and as public representatives it is our duty to raise awareness about cyber crimes in our constituencies.” create.” of the Advisory Committee on ‘Cybercrime: Threats, Challenges and Responses’.
According to the MHA, in the course of the assembly, Shah knowledgeable that 99% of police stations within the nation at the moment are 100% importing FIRs on Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS) as 16,347 police stations are related to it. The Minister mentioned that the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), which facilitates individuals to file complaints on-line on cyber crimes, has thus far obtained six lakh complaints, out of which 12,776 have been transformed into FIRs.
The assembly was attended by Shah’s three junior ministers Ajay Mishra, Nityanand Rai and Nishit Pramanik, in addition to Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and high officers of the ministry and companies involved.
The MHA mentioned that the National Cyber Crime Threat Assessment Unit beneath the ministry had thus far issued 142 advisories to stop cyber crimes and blocked 266 cellular apps. Similarly, the National Cyber Crime Forensic Lab had supplied 3800 companies to varied companies and the National Cyber Crime Training Center had skilled 8,075 police personnel.
According to the ministry, Shah mentioned that 40 per cent of the work on creating analytical instruments to stop cyber crimes has been accomplished and the federal government is coaching policemen and legal professionals on this space. The MHA mentioned that the assembly mentioned the formation of joint cyber crime coordination groups of states and the Center and the creation of a nationwide and worldwide cyber crime volunteers framework.
“All the members gave useful suggestions to improve and strengthen the system so as to effectively deal with the menace of cyber crimes along with cyber hygiene to prevent cyber crimes,” the house ministry mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
