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Crackdown on Cybercrime

Government blocks over 3,700 misleading and fake apps

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has launched the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
(cybercrime.gov.in) for the convenience of citizens. Additionally, acting under the IT Act, 2000, a total of
3,718 fraudulent mobile apps—including fake loan apps—have been blocked.
According to information provided in the Lok Sabha, the ‘Citizen Financial
Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System’ was launched in 2021 to facilitate
the immediate reporting of financial fraud and to prevent the loss of defrauded
funds. Through this system, over ₹11,158 crore have been saved across more than
32.80 lakh complaints up to June 30, 2026. By June 30, 2026, the government had
blocked over 15.75 lakh SIM cards and
5.77 lakh IMEI numbers.

GI-tagged Mithila Makhana e-RUPI-based DBT now

Reaches Australia in Chandigarh and
The first commercial consignment of 18 metric Dadra & Nagar Haveli
tonnes of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana, procured Subsidies under the Pradhan
directly from farmers in Bihar’s Darbhanga Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
district, has been shipped to Australia via the (PMGKAY) will now be provided
sea route. Facilitated by APEDA, this export in the form of e-RUPI in the
has enabled farmers to earn approximately 18% Union Territories of Chandigarh
more than the prevailing market price. This and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
consignment, sourced from Darbhanga’s makhana e-RUPI is a digital voucher that
growers, will strengthen the international presence is specific to both the individual
of this key GI product from Bihar and create and the intended purpose.
better income opportunities for farmers. Beneficiaries of the PMGKAY
Bihar accounts for approximately 85 percent of scheme will receive this subsidy
India’s total makhana production. To further bolster directly in their digital rupee
this sector, a separate HS code for makhana came wallets. These funds can be used
into effect in July 2025. During the 2025-26 fiscal exclusively to purchase food
year, India exported over 7,000 metric tonnes of grains from listed vendors. This
makhana and value-added makhana products to system will minimize cash transactions
more than 20 international destinations, including and the role of middlemen, while also reducing
the USA, the Middle East, and Africa. the scope for irregularities in subsidy
distribution. Additionally, the
government will be able to
monitor transactions in real-
time. This system was previously
implemented in Gujarat and
Puducherry.

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