Telangana tops India in cybercrime control and grievances

Telangana has been recognized as India's top-performing state in cybercrime control and citizen grievance handling, according to officials. The ranking was announced during a high-level review meeting chaired by the Prime Minister's Office on Thursday, August 6, 2026, which assessed the implementation and performance of states across national digital platforms. Officials highlighted the state's proactive initiatives, including the establishment of the country's first State Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (S4C) and the implementation of the 'eZero FIR' system, as key factors in its top ranking.

The review was conducted under the PRAGATI initiative and focused on states' utilization of platforms developed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), an arm of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Telangana's performance was praised across several key metrics. Under the Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM), a portal for freezing or unfreezing bank accounts linked to investigations, law enforcement agencies in the state took action on 2,086 out of 2,368 grievance requests received as of August 2.

In terms of financial recovery, the state's use of the Money Restoration Module (MRM)...