Telangana ranks first in India for tackling cybercrime

HYDERABAD: In a nationwide PRAGATI review meeting conducted by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on August 6, Telangana emerged as the top-performing state in tackling cybercrime.

The state secured the overall first rank across nine key parameters, including setting up the State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C), implementation of e-Zero FIR, Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM), Money Restoration Module (MRM) for refunding cyber fraud losses, Sahyog Portal usage for unlawful content takedown, Samanvaya Portal utilisation, cybercrime hotspot monitoring, capacity building of law enforcement officers, and Information, Education and Communication initiatives.