**Executive Summary**
The Union Home Secretary inaugurated the 'National Dialogue on Online Crimes Against Women and Children' to foster collaboration and strengthen mechanisms against online crimes. The event highlighted the need for robust units in States and UTs and launched a Master Trainers Induction Programme. Discussions focused on emerging trends, investigative frameworks, victim support, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Objective and Commitment**
* The Government is committed to ensuring a safe, secure, and dignified digital environment for women and children.
* The National Dialogue aims to strengthen coordinated mechanisms and institutional capacities to combat online crimes targeting women and children.
**Requirements for States and UTs**
* States and Union Territories (UTs) must develop robust, specialized units.
* A coordinated response mechanism is required for timely investigation, victim support, and swift action against perpetrators.
**National Dialogue Platform**
* The dialogue serves as a platform for knowledge exchange, sharing best practices, and collective deliberation.
* The objective is to build a coordinated national strategy to address challenges posed by online crimes.
**Master Trainers Induction Programme**
* This programme was launched to build a national pool of trained officers to tackle online crimes against women and children.
* It aims to equip selected officers with specialized knowledge, investigative techniques, and best practices.
* These trained officers will further train law enforcement personnel at state and district levels.
**Key Discussion Areas**
* Emerging trends and patterns in online crimes against women and children.
* Strengthening investigative frameworks and digital forensics capabilities.
* Improving victim support and reporting mechanisms.
* Enhancing coordination with digital platforms for timely removal of harmful content.
* Promoting multi-stakeholder collaboration for prevention, awareness, and enforcement.
**Impact Analysis**
**States and Union Territories (UTs)**
* **Impact**: Required to develop specialized units and coordinated response mechanisms to combat online crimes effectively, ensuring timely investigation and victim support.
* **Action Required**: Develop robust, specialized units and coordinated response mechanisms.
**Law Enforcement Agencies (State and Union Territory)**
* **Impact**: Directed to prioritize online crimes against women and children and ensure prompt, coordinated responses.
* **Action Required**: Accord priority to online crimes against women and children and ensure prompt and coordinated response to such cases.
**IT Intermediaries**
* **Impact**: Urged to strictly adhere to the Information Technology Act and relevant rules to ensure a safe and secure digital ecosystem.
* **Action Required**: Strictly adhere to the provisions of the Information Technology Act and relevant rules.
**All Stakeholders (including Ministries, Departments, Academia, Civil Society Organizations, Legal Experts, Student Representatives)**
* **Impact**: Called upon to work collectively towards ensuring a safe and secure digital ecosystem.
* **Action Required**: Work collectively towards ensuring a safe and secure digital ecosystem.
Key Entities Referenced
National Dialogue on Online Crimes Against Women and Children: A key initiative and platform for discussion and strategy development concerning online crimes targeting vulnerable groups.
Master Trainers Induction Programme: A program launched to build a national pool of trained officers to address online crimes against women and children.
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C): An organizing body for the 'National Dialogue on Online Crimes Against Women and Children', indicating its central role in coordinating cybercrime efforts.
Information Technology Act: A referenced law that IT intermediaries are urged to adhere to, highlighting its relevance to regulating online activities and content.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The ministry overseeing the initiatives and organizing the 'National Dialogue', indicating its governmental authority and focus on internal security.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Secretary Shri Govind Mohan
inaugurates ‘National Dialogue on Online Crimes
Against Women and Children’ in New Delhi
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
and guidance of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah,
Government is committed to ensure a safe, secure and
dignified digital environment for women and children
Emphasis was laid on strengthening coordinated mechanism
and institution capacities to combat online crimes targeting
women and children
States and UTs must develop robust, specialized units and
coordinated response mechanism to ensure timely
investigation, victim support and swift action against
perpetrators
National Dialogue provides a platform for knowledge
exchange, sharing best practices and collective deliberation
for a coordinated national strategy to address the challenges
posed by online crimes in the digital environment
Master Trainers Induction Programme launched to build
national pool of trained officers to tackle Online Crimes
Against Women and Children
Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 3:25PM by PIB Delhi
Union Home Secretary Shri Govind Mohan inaugurated the ‘National Dialogue on Online Crimes Against
Women and Children (OCWC)’ in New Delhi. The event was organised by the Indian Cyber Crime
Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs, with the objective of bringing together key
stakeholders to deliberate on strengthening coordinated mechanisms to prevent and effectively respond to
online crimes targeting women and children.Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and guidance of Union Home Minister Shri
Amit Shah, Government of India remains committed to strengthening institutional mechanisms and
fostering collaboration among all stakeholders to ensure a safe, secure, and dignified digital environment
for women and children across the country.
Addressing the gathering, Union Home Secretary Shri Govind Mohan highlighted the growing challenges
posed by online crimes in an increasingly digital ecosystem and emphasised the need for strengthening
institutional capacities at the State and Union Territory-level to combat such offences effectively. The
Union Home Secretary stressed that States and UTs must develop robust, specialised units and coordinated
response mechanisms to ensure timely investigation, victim support, and swift action against perpetrators.
Shri Govind Mohan also directed law enforcement agencies of all State and Union Territory to accord
priority to online crimes against women and children and ensure prompt and coordinated response to such
cases. He further urged IT intermediaries to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Information
Technology Act and relevant rules, and called upon all stakeholders to work collectively towards ensuring
a safe and secure digital ecosystem.The National Dialogue provides a platform for knowledge exchange, sharing of best practices, and
collective deliberation on building a coordinated national strategy to address the evolving challenges
posed by online crimes in the digital environment.
The inauguration also marked the launch of the Master Trainers Induction Programme for States and
Union Territories on Online Crimes Against Women and Children, aimed at creating a national pool of
trained officers who will lead capacity-building initiatives in their respective States and UTs. The
programme seeks to equip selected officers with specialized knowledge, investigative techniques, and best
practices required to address emerging cyber threats targeting women and children. These officers will
further train law enforcement personnel at the state and district levels, thereby strengthening the country’s
response framework to such crimes.
The National Dialogue witnessed participation from senior officials from State and UT Law Enforcement
Agencies, representatives from concerned Ministries and Departments of the Government of India, social
media intermediaries, internet service providers, academia, civil society organizations, legal experts, and
student representatives.During the dialogue, discussions were held on key issues, including:
Emerging trends and patterns in online crimes against women and children
Strengthening investigative frameworks and digital forensics capabilities
Improving victim support and reporting mechanisms
Enhancing coordination with digital platforms for timely removal of harmful content
Promoting multi-stakeholder collaboration for prevention, awareness, and enforcement
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