Enforcing law on cybercrimes, Home Minister Amit Shah dedicates National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to nation
New Delhi, January 11: In this era of digital connectivity, ensuring safety and security has been at the epitome of one’s priority when it comes to cyber-crimes. Fortifying and shaping a system so as to protect the masses, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal through which people can report cyber-crimes online. A home ministry statement said the portal will let all cyber-crime related complaints be accessed by the law enforcement agencies in the states and union territories to take action as per the law.
It has been reported that more than 700 police districts and more than 3,900 police stations have been connected to the portal - www.cybercrime.gov.in <http://www.cybercrime.gov.in> - which is a citizen-centric initiative that will let people report cyber-crimes online. The portal can boost the capacity of the law enforcement agencies to investigate cases and will improve the success rate of prosecutions, the statement said.
Inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Co-ordination Centre (I4C) functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs earlier today in New Delhi.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 10, 2020
I4C will be very helpful in combating cyber crime in our country in a coordinated and effective manner. pic.twitter.com/6RekjSjOO9
It also focuses on specific crimes especially those related to finance and social media like stalking, cyber bullying, etc. The portal will improve coordination amongst the law enforcement agencies of different states, districts and police stations for dealing with cyber-crimes in a coordinated and effective manner, it said.
I4C is a 7 pronged scheme to fight cyber crime which includes cyber crime reporting portal, analysis of threats, capacity building, research and innovation, creating an ecosystem for cyber crime management and joint cyber crime investigation platform for law enforcement agencies.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 10, 2020
The home ministry is committed to provide and create an ecosystem for dealing with cybercrimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, it added. In future, this portal will feature a chatbot that will offer automated interactive assistance to the public for guidance on cybercrime prevention and how to report incidents on the portal.
Today also dedicated the National Cyber crime reporting portal to the nation where citizens can report any kind of Cyber crime irrespective of the place where it has occurred. It can be accessed at https://t.co/hfOVHOnBL0
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 10, 2020
The scheme to setup I4C was approved in October 2018 at an estimated cost of Rs 415.86 crore, to deal with all types of cybercrimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. It has seven components viz., National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, National Cyber Crime Training Centre, Cyber Crime Ecosystem Management Unit, National Cyber Crime Research and Innovation Centre.