Telangana Home Min. launches Cyber Ambassadors Platform to curb rising cyber crimes

Hyderabad, Jan 12 (FN Bureau) Telangana Home Minister Janab Mohammad Mahamood Ali on Wednesday said, “The state Government is strongly committed towards the safety and security of children.” Telangana Police is a pioneer institute in the country, preventing crimes with special focus on children and women, Mr Mahamood Ali said after launching the Cyber Ambassadors Platform (CAP) in the presence of Director General of Police Anjani Kumar, State Women Safety and Bharosa Additional DG ShikhaGoel, state Education Department Secretary VakatiKaruna and State Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare Residential Education Society Secretary Ronald Rose, at an event organised by the Women Safety Wing of Telangana Police on the eve of National Youth Day here. The event was held in collaboration with the Department of School Education aiming at empowering school going adolescent students as cyber safety ambassadors, creating awareness on cyber crimes and the preventive measures. “The platform is the need of the hour in the light of rising cyber crimes,” the Minister added.

Speaking on the occasion, Anjani Kumar, stated, “The future of India lies in the safety, both in physical as well as in the digital spaces. Telangana Police is one of the leaders in the world in terms of technology and safety. As Cyber Ambassadors, its the responsibility of ‘the younger generation to work towards building a safer community.” Shikha Goel mentioned, “All the children should know digital etiquette and the Cyber Ambassadors will be our torchbearers in the community for cyber safety. She called upon the children to ‘think before you click’. She also asked the cyber Ambassadors to create awareness regarding Dial 100 and Cyber Helpline 1930 among their communities.” This phase of Cyber Ambassador Platform (CAP), a collaboration of Women Safety wing along with Education Department will train 9424 Cyber Ambassadors from 2381 schools, from 33 districts of Telangana which includes 1603: Government schools , 259 BC Welfare Schools, 237 SC Welfare Schools , 78 ST Welfare Schools, 204 Minority Welfare Schools in the year 2022-2023. This project includes the coordination of various stakeholders like Cyber Ambassador, Volunteer Mentors, Mentor Teachers , Gender coordinators along with and concerned district SHE team officers Besides 2 lakh students over live, over 2000 students, teachers and other stakeholders participated in the launch event.