What happened
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology informed Lok Sabha that India has a nationwide integrated framework for cyber-security and digital resilience. The statement names the National Cyber Security Coordinator, CERT-In, the National Cyber Coordination Centre, the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and the Information Security Education and Awareness project as parts of that framework.
Background and earlier position
India’s cyber-security architecture has evolved through statutory and institutional layering under the Information Technology Act, 2000. CERT-In functions as the national incident-response agency, while NCIIPC protects critical information infrastructure; the National Cyber Security Coordinator works at the coordination level across agencies.
The Government of India has also linked cyber safety with consumer protection and public awareness. The ISEA project is used to build information-security human resources and spread awareness through portals such as staysafeonline.in, infosecawareness.in, and csk.gov.in.
Key institutional components
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