Lok Sabha Question No. 5351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Cybersecurity Infrastructure
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5351

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 25.03.2026

## CYBERSECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE

## 5351. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

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

- (a) the details of the cybersecurity infrastructure established by the Government to protect the data of Central Government institutions, State Government bodies and private data of citizens from hacking and other cyber breaches;
- (b) whether there have been any major cyber breaches in recent years that resulted in or attempted to result in the theft of data and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of remedial and preventive measures undertaken by the Government in response to such breaches;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any audits, inspections or infrastructure checks to test and ensure the integrity and resilience of its digital infrastructure;
- (e) if so, the details thereof including the private entities being collaborated with and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f)  whether there are funds allocated to further develop and strengthen digital infrastructure to safeguard and protect sensitive data and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a)  to  (f):  The  policies  of  the  Government  of  India  aim  to  ensure  a  secure  and  trustworthy cyberspace.  The  Government  has  undertaken  various  measures  to  strengthen  India's  cyber security infrastructure and prevent cyber breaches in the country which, inter alia, includes:

- I. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is designated as the national agency for responding to cyber security incidents under the provisions of Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
2. CERT-In  coordinates  incident  prevention  and  response  measures  with  organisations, service providers and sector regulators.
- II. National  Cyber  Coordination  Centre  (NCCC)  implemented  by  CERT-In,  examines  the cyberspace to detect cyber security threats.
4. NCCC  shares  the  information  with  concerned  organisations,  state  governments  and stakeholder agencies for taking action.
- III. Cyber Swachhta Kendra (CSK) is the Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre that helps to detect malicious programs and provides free tools to remove the same.

CSK also provides cyber security tips and best practices for citizens and organisations.

- IV. CERT-In operates an automated cyber threat intelligence exchange platform for sharing tailored alerts with organisations across sectors for proactive threat mitigation.
- V. The Government has established National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) for protection of critical information infrastructure in the country under the provisions of section 70A of the IT Act, 2000.
- VI. National  Informatics  Centre  (NIC)  provides  Information  Technology  (IT)  backbone support to all Central and State Government bodies.

Information security policies and practices, in line with industry standards, are followed by NIC at every level for cyber-attack prevention and data safeguarding.

- VII. CERT-In  has  empanelled  237  security  auditing  organisations  to  support  and  audit implementation of Information Security Best Practices.

A  total  number  of  cyber  security  audits  conducted  by  CERT-In  empanelled  auditing organizations  for  Government  entities,  including  State  Government  and  Public  Sector entities during last three years are as follows:

|   Year | Total Audits   |
|--------|----------------|
|   2023 | 9,772          |
|   2024 | 12,176         |
|   2025 | 18,667         |

- VIII. CERT-In conducts cyber security training programs in collaboration with Industry partners to upskill the cyber security workforce in Government, public and private organizations.
- IX. The  budget  allocated  for  strengthening  cyber  security  infrastructure  by  Ministry  of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) during the last three years is as follows:

| Year    | Budget       |
|---------|--------------|
| 2023-24 | Rs. 580 Cr.  |
| 2024-25 | Rs. 1004 Cr. |
| 2025-26 | Rs. 953 Cr.  |

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