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New Delhi : Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Dr Virendra Kumar in a written reply to a question in Parliament today stated that
Complaints received in National Commission for Women and closed under category of Cybercrime against women during last four years are as under:
Year 2014 Received 209 Closed 53
Year 2015 Received 223 Closed 86
Year 2016 Received 311 Closed 119
Year 2017 Received 370 Closed 250
As per laid down procedure these complaints are taken up with concerned authorities including police authorities.
National Commission for Women had provided comments on project “Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC)” under Nirbhaya Fund. The Empowered Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development has already approved the project “Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC)” of Ministry of Home Affairs.
Further, the Government of India has developed Cyber Crime Reporting Portal under the project of CCPWC for addressing the complaints of online harassment of women.
[PIB Delhi]