India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes the statistical data on crimes in its publication "Crime in India". The latest published report is for the year 2023. As per the data published by the NCRB, State/UT wise details of cases registered under cyber crimes (involving communication devices as medium/target) during the period from 2021 to 2023 are at the Annexure-I.
The state of the art 'National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (Investigation)' has been established, as a part of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center, at New Delhi (on 18.02.2019) and at Assam (on 29.08.2025) to provide early stage cyber forensic assistance to Investigating Officers (IOs) of State/UT Police. A National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (Evidence) has been established in Hyderabad in the year 2018 under the Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children Scheme for Evidentiary purposes.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has also provided financial assistance of Rs. 116.5 Crores under the 'Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC)' Scheme, to the States/UTs for setting up of cyber forensic-cum-training laboratories. So, far Cyber Forensic-cum-Training Laboratories have been commissioned in 33 States/UTs.
ANNEXURE-I
SL
State/UT
2021
2022
2023
1
Andhra Pradesh
1875
2341
2341
2
Arunachal Pradesh
47
14
24
3
Assam
4846
1733
909
4
Bihar
1413
1621
4450
5
Chhattisgarh
352
439
473
6
Goa
36
90
86
7
Gujarat
1536
1417
1995
8
Haryana
622
681
751
9
Himachal Pradesh
70
77
127
10
Jharkhand
953
967
1079
11
Karnataka
8136
12556
21889
12
Kerala
626
773
3295
13
Madhya Pradesh
589
826
685
14
Maharashtra
5562
8249
8103
15
Manipur
67
18
3
16
Meghalaya
107
75
64
17
Mizoram
30
1
31
18
Nagaland
8
4
2
19
Odisha
2037
1983
2348
20
Punjab
551
697
511
21
Rajasthan
1504
1833
2435
22
Sikkim
0
26
12
23
Tamil Nadu
1076
2082
4121
24
Telangana
10303
15297
18236
25
Tripura
24
30
36
26
Uttar Pradesh
8829
10117
10794
27
Uttarakhand
718
559
494
28
West Bengal
513
401
309
TOTAL STATE(S)
52430
64907
85603
29
A&N Islands
8
28
47
30
Chandigarh
15
27
23
31
D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu
5
5
6
32
Delhi
356
685
407
33
Jammu & Kashmir
154
173
185
34
Ladakh
5
3
1
35
Lakshadweep
1
1
1
36
Puducherry
0
64
147
TOTAL UT(S)
544
986
817
TOTAL (ALL INDIA)
52974
65893
86420
Total release in last 03 years i.e. from FY 2022-
Total release since FY 2018-
1
Arunachal Pradesh
0.865
0.865
0
2
Assam
1.125
1.125
0
3
Chhattisgarh
2.183
3.683
2,01,61,069
4
Gujarat*
0.6075
1.8225
1,08,01,037
5
Himachal Pradesh*
0
7.29
7,29,00,000
6
Jharkhand
1.6625
4.9875
3,26,79,489
7
Karnataka*
0
13.96
0
8
Kerala
1.625
6.455
4,82,72,502
9
Meghalaya
1.7715
1.9365
1,77,15,000
10
Mizoram*
0
4.19
4,19,00,000
11
Nagaland*
2.725
5.45
5,45,00,000
12
Odisha*
3.1425
9.4275
9,30,60,819
13
Punjab*
0
7.98
3,99,00,000
14
Rajasthan*
0
6.28
6,27,96,750
15
Telangana
2.98
2.98
0
16
Tripura*
0
2.11
2,11,00,000
17
Uttar Pradesh*
0
7.75
7,06,81,508
18
Uttarakhand
2.48
2.48
2,48,00,000
19
Andaman &
2.18
2.18
1,59,68,474
20
Puducherry*
3.395
6.9
6,05,33,389
At present, 07 Central Digital Forensic Labs and 24 State Forensic Science Laboratories are operational across the country' to assist in investigation of cybercrime cases. Out of the 07 Central Forensic Science Laboratories (CFSLs), prior to 2014, Digital Forensics facility was available in 04 CFSLs located in Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Kolkata. After 2014, 03 new CFSLs (including Digital Forensic Divisions) have been established at Pune, Bhopal, and Kamrup. Data related to Digital Forensic facilities in States and UTs prior to the year 2014 is not maintained centrally.
State/UT-wise Cases Registered under Cyber Crimes during 2021-
23 to 2024-25
19
Amount for which UC received in GFR Form 12-C
Nicobar Islands
Assistance has been provided to 20 States / UTs inter-alia for Strengthening of Cyber Forensic Capacities in State FSLs under theNirbhaya funded scheme for Strengthening of DNA Analysis and Cyber Forensic Capacities in State FSLs. The State-wise list of these 20 States / UTs along with year-wise amount released for both DNA & Cyber Divisions is at Annexure-II.
2023
S.
States
(in Crores)
(in Crores)
NO.
Source: 'Crime in India' published by NCRB.
ANNEXURE-II
List of States / UTs to which assistance has been provided for Cyber Forensics under the Nirbhaya funded scheme for Strengthening of DNA Analysis and Cyber Forensic Capacities in State FSLs
*Funds have been released to these States/UTs since FY 2018-19.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
