Amid rising instances of cybercrime, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced to set up dedicated cyber intelligence unit to keep a check and curb such happenings.
He made this statement at the two-day ‘chintan shibir’ held at Surajkund in Haryana on Friday, October 28.
While addressing the session, Fadnavis said, “Cyber intelligence unit will be a dedicated single platform as financial and cybercrimes have increased significantly in recent times and it needs to be controlled. Accordingly, a world-class unit that will help curtail cybercrime will be constituted.”
The session was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also addressed the session on the same day.
Key Points Discussed During Session:
Cyber Intelligence Unit will be a dedicated single platform, through which a global model will be created to curb cybercrime.
Through this platform Government and Private banks, financial institutions, Social media institutions, regulatory bodies, cyber police, and technicians will be united.
The platform will serve as a dynamic response system and make more use of modern technology.
According to Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra has completed proceedings at the highest speed in the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS).
The state government has also marked great progress through Automated Multimedia Biometric Identification System (AMBIS).
Besides, during the session, national security was discussed at length.
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