India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S. No.
State/UT
Status of Cyber Forensic Facility
1.
Himachal Pradesh
Available
2.
Mizoram
Available
3.
Rajasthan
Available
4.
Jharkhand
Available
5.
Kerala
Available
6.
Tripura
Available
7.
Uttar Pradesh
Available
8.
Karnataka
Available
9.
Chhattisgarh
Available
10.
Gujarat
Available
11.
Odisha
Available
12.
Puducherry
Available
13.
Telangana
Available
14.
Uttarakhand
Available
15.
Assam
Available
16.
Manipur
Available
17.
Delhi
Available
18.
Maharashtra
Available
19.
West Bengal
Available
20.
Haryana
Available
21.
Andhra Pradesh
Available
22.
Tamil Nadu
Available
23.
Bihar
Available
24.
Jammu & Kashmir
Available
25.
Sikkim
Not available
26.
Punjab
Under Establishment
27.
Meghalaya
Available
28.
Madhya Pradesh
Not available
29.
Goa
Available
30.
Nagaland
Under Establishment
31.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Under Establishment
32.
Arunachal Pradesh
Available
The "Police" and "Public Order" are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and the responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including investigation, prosecution of crime and criminals, and related forensic science facilities, are with the State concerned.
However, the Central Government provides continued support to the States/UTs for upgradation of the State Forensic Science Laboratories. Projects worth Rs.244.89 crore have been approved for 30 States / Union Territories under the Nirbhaya funded scheme for Strengthening of DNA Analysis and Cyber Forensic Capacities in State/UT FSLs. As per the available information, the State-wise list of Cyber forensic divisions available / under establishment in the State / UT FSLs is at Annexure.
The Government of India has established a National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (Evidentiary) (NCFL (E)) at the CFSL, Hyderabad with a total financial outlay of Rs.37.34 crore. Further, funds to the tune of Rs. 126.84 crore have been approved under the umbrella scheme "Safety of Women" for establishment of 06 NCFLs(E) in Central Forensic Science Laboratories located at Delhi, Chandigarh, Kolkata (West Bengal), Kamrup (Assam), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), and Pune (Maharashtra). So far Rs.22.51 crore has been utilized.
The details regarding the total number of cases presently pending for investigation before the existing cyber forensic laboratories of States and Union Territories, total number of sanctioned posts and vacancies is not maintained centrally. As on date, 181 number of cases are pending for examination at NCFL (E) Hyderabad. Total 04 in-house experts are working in NCFL (E) Hyderabad along with 05 number of contractual manpower.
Reskilling and upskilling of cyber professionals is an inherent and ongoing process and is part of their functional responsibilities and is carried out primarily through the on-the-job learning. The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) also conducts various training programs in the field of cyber forensics. In the last 05 years, total 66 training programs with 1852 participants have been conducted by the NFSU for the officers of various Government Departments / Law Enforcement Agencies.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
