As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the total number of cases registered under Cyber Crime against Children (involving communication devices as medium/target) during 2019 was 305. As informed by NCRB, the latest data pertains to 2019.The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act had been amended in 2019 to include the definition of child pornography under Section 2(da) and punishment provided under Section 14 and Section 15 of the Act.

Further the Government has taken several steps to tackle cyber crime against children. These, inter alia include :

This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Shri Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the total number of cases registered under Cyber Crime against Children (involving communication devices as medium/target) during 2019 was 305. As informed by NCRB, the latest data pertains to 2019.The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act had been amended in 2019 to include the definition of child pornography under Section 2(da) and punishment provided under Section 14 and Section 15 of the Act.

Further the Government has taken several steps to tackle cyber crime against children. These, inter alia include :

This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Shri Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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BY/TFK