The Expert Group to study tackling of cyber crimes constituted by Home Ministry on Tuesday suggested the setting up of National Cyber Crime Coordination Centre comprising legal and technical expenditure. According to senior officials, the report submitted to Home Minister Rajnath Singh recommended various measures including legal and technical infrastructure to tackle the cyber crimes in India in parallel with global counterparts.
“Rajnath Singh expressed keen interest in the issues relating to cyber crime and its impact on the public. He extensively dwelled on the criminal and other activities on the internet which directly impacted on the general public particularly women and children and the establishment of appropriate infrastructure to redress such grievances in convenient and time bound manner.
“The Home Minister expressed serious concern on the growth in cyber crime as revealed by the statistics of National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB). Rajnath Singh directed the MHA to come up with concrete proposal regarding infrastructure, research, people-friendly interface so that the matter could be considered at the highest level in a well defined timeframe,” said the Press release issued by MHA. The five-member Expert Study Group was headed by Gulshan Rai, National Cyber Security Coordinator.