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Home Ministry told the Lok Sabha that the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS), run by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has saved more than ₹11,158 crore across 32.80 lakh complaints till 30 June 2026.
More than 15.75 lakh SIM cards and 5.77 lakh IMEIs linked to cyber fraud have been blocked, and I4C's Suspect Registry has flagged 32.08 lakh mule accounts, declining transactions worth ₹25,698 crore.
A Standard Operating Procedure now governs NCRP-CFCFRMS complaint handling, and a Money Restoration Module plus a Grievance Redressal Module have been functional since April 2026.
1,586 entities, including 40 foreign banks, are onboarded on CFCFRMS as of 30 June 2026.
Immediate reporting and freezing of siphoned funds in cyber financial fraud
Key: Launched 2021 under I4C; ₹11,158+ crore saved in 32.80 lakh complaints and 1,586 entities (incl. 40 foreign banks) onboarded, till 30.06.2026; Money Restoration & Grievance Redressal Modules live since April 2026
Single portal (cybercrime.gov.in) for citizens to report all cyber crimes, with focus on crimes against women and children
Key: Part of I4C; complaints on financial fraud feed into CFCFRMS for immediate action
Capacity-building assistance to States/UTs for cyber crime against women and children
Key: ₹132.93 crore released; cyber forensic-cum-training labs set up in 33 States/UTs; over 24,600 LEA personnel/prosecutors/judicial officers trained; funded under the Nirbhaya Fund
Shared database of cyber-fraud suspect identifiers to pre-empt fraudulent transactions
Key: Launched 10.09.2024 with Banks/Financial Institutions; 32.08 lakh mule accounts flagged and ₹25,698 crore in transactions declined, till 30.06.2026
MIS/data-repository and coordination platform for inter-state cybercrime data sharing and analytics
Key: Pratibimb maps criminal/crime-infrastructure locations for jurisdictional officers; has enabled 29,837+ arrests and 2,33,593+ investigation-assistance requests
Attached office of MHA (since 1 July 2024) coordinating a comprehensive national response to all types of cyber crime
National nodal agency under MeitY (established 19 January 2004) for cyber security incident response; issues alerts/advisories and runs an AI-driven threat-intelligence exchange platform
Assigns primary responsibility for cyber crime prevention, investigation and prosecution to States/UTs; the Centre's role is coordination, advisories and financial assistance
Legal basis for the 'Sahyog' Portal's notices to IT intermediaries to remove or disable access to unlawful content
Bank accounts used by fraud networks to receive and rapidly layer or launder siphoned money, often opened using another person's identity or with their knowing or unknowing consent
Simple Analogy: A mule account works like a relay runner passing a baton — stolen money passes through it quickly before investigators can trace or freeze it
GS Paper 3 > Internal Security > Cyber Security
General Awareness > Government Schemes
Recurring — I4C/CFCFRMS figures are updated in nearly every Parliament session
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre — MHA's attached office coordinating action against all cyber crime
Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System, for real-time freezing of siphoned funds