Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Cyber Security Policy
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 24

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 18.07.2018

## CYBER SECURITY POLICY

## 24. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to review its cyber security policy in view of the latest incidents of cyber attacks and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to set up an institutional mechanism dedicated for cyber safety and crime issues and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  efforts  taken  by  the  Government  to  train  and  develop  specialised manpower in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):   Yes, Sir. National Cyber Security Policy is already in existence. Further, National Security  Council  Secretariat  (NSCS)  has  constituted  a  Working  Group  for  Strategic Vision  on  Cyber  Security.  The  Working  Group  is  preparing  the  vision  document  on cyber security. Based on this document, Cyber Security Policy will be reviewed.
- (b):  Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 along with Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 provide for a legal framework to deal with cyber safety and cyber crime issues. Sections 43,  43A,  66,  66B,  66C,  66D,  66E,  66F,  67,  67A,  67B,  69,  69A  and  69B  of  IT  Act provide  for  dealing  with  civil  contraventions  and  various  types  of  cyber    crimes  as detailed in sections. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has been created  under  section  70B  of  IT  Act  to  respond  to  cyber  security  incidents.  National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC), created under 70A of IT Act,  deals  with  protection  of  critical  information  infrastructure  in  the  country.  In addition, Cyber Police Stations and Cyber Crime Cells have been set up in each State. A dedicated portal namely,   www.infosecawareness.in has been created for cyber safety issues. Another portal namely, www.cybercrime.gov.in has been developed by Ministry of Home Affairs to allow public to report complaints of child pornography and sexually abusive explicit content.
- (c):        Various  steps  have  been  taken  by  MHA,  MeitY  and  State  Governments  to modernise  the  setup  and  equip  police  personnel  with  knowledge  and  skills  for prevention  and  control  of  cybercrime  through  various  national  and  State  Police academies/ judicial academies and other institutes. A number of training programmes

have  been  conducted  for  LEAs  against  cyber  crime,  cyber-crime  investigation  and issues related to security of Payment Systems. These programmes have been attended by  LEAs  across  the  country.  In  addition,  Ministry  of  Electronics  &  Information Technology (MeitY) has setup Cyber Forensics Training Labs in north-eastern States and cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata and Bangalore to train State police officials and  judiciary  in  cyber  crime  detection  and  collection,  preservation  and  seizing  of electronic evidence and dealing with cyber crime. MeitY has also organised a number of cyber crime awareness workshops for LEAs across various States.

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