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Notification under Section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 declaring specified Indian Railways computer systems, including CTC, TMS and the KAVACH Train Collision Avoidance System, as Protected Systems constituting Critical Information Infrastructure, and authorizing categories of personnel for access.

Detailed Summary

This Notification (S.O. 3826(E)), issued by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), New Delhi, dated 25th August 2023, is issued in exercise of powers under sub-section (1) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000). The Central Government declares the computer resources of the following Indian Railways systems, and their associated dependencies, to be Critical Information Infrastructure and Protected Systems for the purposes of the Act: the Centralised Traffic Control (CTC) system of North Central Railway and the Train Management System (TMS) of Western Railway and Central Railway; and the Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) - KAVACH - of South Central Railway. Under sub-section (2) of section 70, the Central Government authorises access to these Protected Systems for: (a) any designated employee authorised by Indian Railways; (b) any authorised team member of a contractual managed service provider or third-party vendor authorised by Indian Railways for need-based access; and (c) any consultant, regulator, government official, auditor or stakeholder authorised by Indian Railways on a case-to-case basis. The notification takes effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. It bears File No. 2019/RBCC/7/7/ISSC-CII/S&T and is signed by Sudeep Shrivastava, Executive Director/GS(S&T).

Full Text

5524 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3665] NEW DELH I, TUE SDAY , AUGUST 29, 2023/ BHADRA 7, 1945 CG-DL-E-29082023-248394 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2 5th August, 2023 S.O. 3 826(E).—In exerci se of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Government hereby declares the computer resources relating to the following railway systems, being Critical Inform ation Infrastructure of Indian Railways and the computer resources of its associated dependencies to be Protected Systems for the purposes of the said Act, namely: - ➢ Centralised Traffic Control (CTC) of North Central Railway and Train Management Syste m (TMS) of Western Railway & Central Railway. ➢ Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) - KAVACH of South Central Railway. 2. Sub-section (2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Government authorizes the following personnel to access the Protected Systems, namely: - (a) any designated employee authorised by Indian Railways. (b) any authorised team members of contractual managed service provider or third -party vendor who have been authorised by the Indian Railways for need based access; and (c) any consultant, regulator, government official, auditor and stakeholder authorised by Indian Railways on case to case basis. 3. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. [F. No. 2019/RBCC/7/7/ISSC -CII/S&T] SUDEEP SHRIVASTAVA, Executive Director/GS(S&T) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054 .

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