**Summary:**
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is implementing the Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC) Scheme. As Police and Public Order are State subjects under the Constitution, the primary responsibility for preventing, detecting, investigating, and prosecuting cybercrimes, including those against women and children, rests with State/UT Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The Central Government supplements State/UT efforts through advisories and financial assistance for capacity building.
To strengthen the response to cybercrimes, the MHA has provided financial assistance totaling Rs. 132.93 crores to States/UTs under the CCPWC Scheme. This funding supports capacity building initiatives, including establishing cyber forensic-cum-training laboratories, hiring junior cyber consultants, and training LEA personnel, public prosecutors, and judicial officers.
As of July 30, 2025, cyber forensic-cum-training laboratories have been commissioned in 33 States/UTs: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu, Punjab, Tripura, Puducherry, Chandigarh, JK, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Manipur, Andman Nicobar Islands and Delhi. Tamil Nadu's laboratory is partially functional. Laboratories have not yet been established in Lakshadweep and Ladakh.
This information was provided by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs: The Indian government ministry that released financial assistance under the Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children CCPWC Scheme.
Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children Scheme: A scheme (CCPWC) under which the Ministry of Home Affairs released financial assistance to States/UTs for capacity building to prevent cybercrime.
Constitution of India: The legal document that designates Police and Public Order as State subjects.
States/UTs: Refers to all the States and Union Territories of India. These are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes.
Law Enforcement Agencies: The agencies (LEAs) of the States/UTs responsible for handling cyber crimes.
Rajya Sabha: The Council of States, the upper house of the Parliament of India, where a question regarding this matter was answered.
Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs who provided a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Tamil Nadu: A state in India where the Cyber Forensic-cum-Training laboratory is only partially functional.
Ministry of Home Affairs
CYBER CRIME PREVENTION AGAINST WOMEN
AND CHILDREN SCHEME
Posted On: 30 JUL 2025 5:33PM by PIB Delhi
‘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.
To strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes, including cyber crimes against women and children
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 released financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 132.93 crores
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 judicial officers.
ii. Cyber Forensic-cum-Training Laboratories have been commissioned in
33 States/UTs namely Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Sikkim,
Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and
Diu, Punjab, Tripura, Puducherry, Chandigarh, J&K, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Manipur,
Andman & Nicobar Islands and Delhi. In Tamil Nadu the laboratory is only partially functional. In
Lakshadweep and Ladakh, the laboratory has not been established.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar in a
written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
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