Maharashtra Cabinet approves long-awaited cyber security project worth Rs. 837 crore to curb increasing cyber crimes in State

Maharashtra Cabinet yesterday approved the long-awaited cyber security project worth 837 crore rupees to curb increasing cyber crimes in the State. This project enables the facility of a 24-hour call centre for citizens to register complaints against cybercrime.  

The project will be implemented in the State by the Special Inspector General of Police (Cyber) and put together various latest tools and technologies under one roof. It will include a Command and Control Centre, Technology Assisted Investigation, Center of Excellence, Cloud Based



Data Centre, and Security Operation Centre. The project will facilitate a state-of-the-art citizen-centric platform coordinating complainants and technology. 

All cyber police stations in all police commissioner and superintendent offices across the state will be linked with this platform. Citizens could file complaints against cybercrime through a call centre, mobile app, or portal. The State government assured that the project will help promptly investigate complaints related to cyber crimes.