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Revanth Reddy Orders Telangana Child Online Safety Framework
Telangana’s chief minister, A. Revanth Reddy, wants the state to make a plan to help keep children safe online.
Officials will prepare it with the High Court and the Telangana State Legal Services Authority.
He said parents should be part of the effort and talk with children about what they do on the internet.
He reminded people that 1930 is the cybercrime helpline and 1098 is the child help number.
Telangana also uses services such as Bharosa centres and the CybHER app to support safety.
At the conference, Reddy launched a scheme to help people report bonded labour and get legal aid and support.
The conference focused on getting justice for children in cyberspace.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy directed officials to prepare a comprehensive framework to protect children from cybercrime and help them obtain justice.
The framework will be prepared in consultation with the Telangana High Court and the Telangana State Legal Services Authority, with parents involved.
Reddy urged families to know the cybercrime helpline 1930 and child helpline 1098, and encouraged parents to talk with children about their internet use.
At the conference, he launched a 2026 legal-aid scheme for reporting bonded labour and supporting rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration.
The event’s theme was ‘Justice for Children in Cyberspace’; attendees included Union Minister of State Arjun Ram Meghwal and judges from the Supreme Court and Telangana High Court.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and state government officials, working with the Telangana High Court and Telangana State Legal Services Authority.
- What
- Officials were directed to prepare a comprehensive child online safety framework; Reddy also launched a legal-aid scheme addressing bonded labour.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, at the National Legal Services Authority’s South Zone Regional Conference.
- When
- The announcement was made on Saturday at the conference; the bonded-labour scheme is named for 2026.
- Why
- To safeguard children from cybercrime and help ensure they receive justice.
Key facts
- Framework
- A comprehensive child online safety framework is to be prepared in consultation with the High Court and Telangana State Legal Services Authority.
- Cybercrime helpline
- 1930
- Child help number
- 1098
- Bonded-labour scheme
- TGSLSA Freedom from Bonded Labour – Legal Aid, Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration Scheme, 2026.
- Conference theme
- ‘Justice for Children in Cyberspace’
- Child-protection training
- More than 3,000 Child Protection Officers have been trained, according to Reddy.
- Online-safety initiative
- The CybHER app is used to prepare students and teachers to stay safe online; students are becoming cyber ambassadors.
Quotes
A. Revanth Reddy
Chief Minister of Telangana
“Justice is not only about conviction. It is about restoration. It is about dignity. It is about giving back children their childhood.”
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“Every child and parent should know two numbers: 1930 for cybercrime and 1098 for child help.”
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