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More than ₹8,000
NEWS BRIEFS
crore saved from
Cybercriminals

Cashless treatment

available at AIIA,
New Delhi

The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in New As digital services expand in the
Delhi will now offer cashless treatment to patients country, new methods of online fraud
under mediclaim policies of all 32 general insurance are also being developed. This is why
companies under the General Insurance Council. the government has made efforts at
The institute has signed a Common Empanelment various levels to protect citizens from
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the increasing cyber fraud. To this end,
General Insurance Council (GIC) on 10 February the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination
2026. AIIA Director Prof. (Vaidya) P.K. Prajapati Centre (I4C) was launched. Under
said that this initiative will make Ayurvedic I4C, the National Cyber Crime
healthcare more accessible and affordable, thereby Reporting Portal (https://cybercrime.
increasing patient confidence and providing better gov.in) was launched to report all
benefits. For the first time, the Ministry of AYUSH types of cybercrimes, as well as
has launched the AYUSH Health Insurance Helpline the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud
1800-11-0008 to Reporting and Management System
answer insurance- (CFCFRMS) in 2021. According to
related questions for this report, more than ₹8,189 crore
beneficiaries and has been saved across more than
raise awareness 23.61 lakh complaints in the country
about AYUSH as of December 31, 2025. A toll-free
insurance helpline number, 1930, is also being
coverage. operated to assist in filing cybercrime
complaints online.

India will lead the world in 6G

India is no longer a follower of technology but has emerged as
a global digital leader. India’s communications revolution is no
longer limited to metropolitan cities but is reaching rural areas,
transforming the lives, education, health, and livelihoods of its
citizens. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Communications and
Development of the Northeastern Region, stated in Parliament
that India followed the world in 4G, marched with the world in 5G,
and will lead the world in 6G. India has launched 5G services at
the fastest pace in the world. In just 22 months, 5G services have
been launched in 99.9 percent of the country’s districts. Currently,
400 million citizens in the country benefit from 5G, and by 2030, 1
billion citizens will have access to 5G connectivity.

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