The authorities has declared sure databases associated to Census and National Population Register (NPR) as vital info infrastructure.
In a notification, the Union Home Ministry stated that the choice has been taken after exercising the powers conferred on it below the Information Technology Act, 2000, (amended 2008).
The Central Government has declared Census Monitoring and Management System, Self-Enumeration and Citizen Registration System (CRS) net portals, cellular utility for home itemizing, pc assets associated to inhabitants enumeration and National Population Register updation as vital info infrastructure (CII) of the Office. has carried out. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India stated.
Linked databases together with NPR database, census database and CRS database, pc useful resource setup and nationwide knowledge centre, workplaces of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Delhi, and catastrophe restoration websites and knowledge facilities in Bengaluru and Lucknow have additionally been declared. CII, as per notification.
Computer assets of all related dependencies of the above entities are additionally declared as “protected systems” below the regulation. The notification got here into pressure with instant impact.
Census 2021 has been placed on maintain as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and should begin within the close to future.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
