Lok Sabha Question No. 2522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: NCCC
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2522

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.12.2018

## NCCC

## 2522.    SHRI PRATHAP  SIMHA: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDALJE:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) to generate near real-time macroscopic views of the Cyber Security threats in the country and if so, the details thereof including its objectives;
- (b)    whether  NCCC  is  a  multi-stakeholder  body,  being  governed/managed  by  Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and if so, the details thereof;
- (a) the amount earmarked and released for NCCC in the last two years and during the current year;
- (b) the number of Cyber Crime Awareness Workshops organised for police officers and other personnel during the last three years by NCCC; and
- (c) the concrete steps taken under the IT Act for removal or blocking of such content which affect the sovereignty, integrity and security of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)

(a)  and (b):  The Government has  set up  National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) to generate near real time macroscopic views of the cyber security threats in the country. The primary objective of the centre is to scan the cyberspace in the country at meta data level and generate  near  real-time  situational  awareness.  NCCC  is  a  multi  stakeholder  body  and  is implemented  by  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-In)  at  Ministry  of Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY).  The    centre  will  provide  a  structured system  and  facilitate  coordination  among  different  agencies  by  sharing  with  them  the metadata from cyberspace for taking action to mitigate the cyber security threats. Phase-I of NCCC has been made operational since July, 2017.

(c):      An  amount  of  NIL  and  Rs.  36  Crore  was  earmarked  for  NCCC  in  the  financial  year 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively. In the year 2017-18 an amount of approx. Rs. 21 Crore was released for NCCC. In the current financial year, an amount of Rs. 44 Crore has been earmarked of which approx. Rs. 1 Crore has been released till November, 2018.

- (d):   Conducting Cyber Crime Awareness Workshops for police officers and other personnel is not in the mandate of NCCC.

(e):      Government  of  India  initiates  blocking  of  any  objectionable  online  content  under Section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act 2000 and the rules there under.  Blocking  action  is  initiated  only  in  exceptional  circumstances  when  it  becomes necessary or expedient to do in the interests of sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of

India,  security  of  the  State,  friendly  relations  for  foreign  State  or  public  order  or  for preventing  incitement  to  the  commission  of  any  cognizable  offence  relating  to  above. Further,  section  79(3)b  of  IT  Act  provides  for  issue  of  notice  to  an  intermediary  by  an appropriate government or its agency for removal of any unlawful activity related to article 19(2) of the constitution,   which inter alia includes sovereignty, integrity and security of the country, failing which the intermediary would become liable for legal action.

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