Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) Added to PMLA

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) Added to PMLA Info-Sharing List | G.S.R. 261(E) Explained

G.S.R. 261(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 66 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest to do so, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 381(E), dated the 27th June, 2006, namely:-

In the said notification, after serial number (26) and the entry relating thereto, the following serial number and entry shall be inserted, namely:—
“(27) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).”.

Note : The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 381(E), dated the 27th June, 2006 and subsequently amended vide numbers G.S.R. 929(E), dated the 29th December 2009, G.S.R. 763(E), dated the 15th September, 2010, G.S.R. 957(E), dated the 7th December, 2010, G.S.R. 735(E), dated the 1st October, 2012, G.S.R. 30(E), dated the 17th January, 2014, G.S.R. 564(E), dated the 6th August, 2014, G.S.R. 970(E), dated the 15th December, 2015, G.S.R. 136(E), dated the 17th February, 2017, G.S.R. 437(E), dated the 8th May, 2018, G.S.R. 674(E), dated the 25th July, 2018, G.S.R. 24(E), dated the 11th January, 2019, G.S.R. 152 (E) dated the 1st March, 2021 and G.S.R. 491(E), dated the 07th July, 2023.

Impact: This means the I4C—a central agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs that coordinates efforts to tackle cybercrime—can now officially receive information collected under the PMLA. This could include financial transaction data, money trail analysis, etc., especially where cybercrime and money laundering intersect. This move strengthens coordination between cybercrime enforcement and financial crime enforcement. Since many money-laundering schemes today involve digital and cyber elements (e.g., crypto fraud, online scams), involving I4C is a strategic step.

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