INDIA | ASIA
Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children Scheme
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Brief Description
Keeping in view the challenges in handling cybercrimes in the country and for effectively tackling cyber-crimes against women and children, the Government is implementing a scheme viz. Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC) with a total estimated outlay of 223.198 crores during 2017-2020 for effectively tackling this issue. Presently, issues related to Child Pornography, Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) or sexually explicit content and Rape and Gang Rape contents have been taken up.
Source of Information
India's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.10, p.18, p.38 and p.49
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