Govt to set up apex cyber crime coordination centre

NEW DELHI: To deal with cyber crimes such as financial frauds, circulation of communal and pornographic contents, the Union Home Ministry is planning to set up an apex coordination centre and has asked states to establish a similar mechanism in every district. 

It has also released Rs 83 crore for setting up of a cyber forensic training laboratory-cum-training centre for police officials in



each state. The funds were given under the Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Childre .. 

The apex centre -- Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) -- would be set up in Delhi. 

It would coordinate with state governments and union territories, and closely monitor the cyber space and social media with due emphasis on vernacular content.