Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the government has taken comprehensive technical and legal measures to deal with cyber-attacks, which have become a big challenge.

During Question Hours proceeding in Rajya Sabha, the minister informed that the government is also creating awareness among people to deal with this challenge.

"Cyberattacks are a big challenge for us," Vaishnaw says.

Moreover, the minister said, the new Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Act has provisions for punishments for cyber-criminals.
On the technical side, Vaishnaw said the Union Home Ministry has the minister added that cybercriminals will face penalties under the recently passed Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Act.

Vaishnaw stated that the Union Home Ministry has technical In addition to raising awareness to get residents ready, the government has implemented extensive legal and technical steps to meet this problem.

According to the minister, India has a strong cybersecurity policy that is being applied with great care.

India is now ranked higher than 30 in the global cybersecurity index.
created the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) to deal with cybercrimes in a coordinated and effective manner and added that this has given good results.

The minister highlighted that India was able to thwart major cyberattacks during the G20 summit and Ram temple inauguration ceremony.

"The government is cognizant of the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks in the country. The government has taken several legal, technical, and administrative policy measures for addressing cyber security challenges in the country," Vaishnaw says.

The government has also institutionalised a nationwide integrated and coordinated system to deal with cyberattacks in the country, he noted.

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These include the National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) under the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) to ensure coordination amongst different agencies.