**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) on September 24, 2025, declares the computer resources related to the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) as protected systems under the Information Technology Act, 2000. It authorizes specific personnel to access these protected systems. The notification comes into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (October 16, 2025).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Declaration of Protected Systems:**
* Computer resources relating to the Public Financial Management System Application, including various Modules, Web Portals, and Databases, are declared as Critical Information Infrastructure.
* This includes the computer resources of the Controller General of Accounts, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, and their associated dependencies.
* **Authorized Personnel for Access:**
* Any designated employee of the PFMS authorized in writing by the PFMS.
* Any team member of a contractual managed service provider or third-party vendor authorized in writing by the PFMS for need-based access.
* Any consultant, regulator, government official, auditor, and stakeholder authorized in writing by the PFMS on a case-to-case basis.
* **Effective Date:**
* The notification comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
**Impact Analysis**
**Public Financial Management System Employees**
* **Impact:** Will need to adhere to new protection guidelines and authorization procedures for accessing PFMS resources.
* **Action Required:** Ensure they are authorized in writing by the PFMS to access the protected system.
**Contractual Managed Service Providers/Third-Party Vendors**
* **Impact:** Access to PFMS resources will be subject to written authorization and will be need-based.
* **Action Required:** Secure written authorization from the PFMS for access to protected systems.
**Consultants, Regulators, Government Officials, Auditors, and Stakeholders**
* **Impact:** Access to PFMS resources will be on a case-to-case basis, requiring written authorization.
* **Action Required:** Obtain written authorization from the PFMS on a case-to-case basis to access protected systems.
Key Entities Referenced
Information Technology Act, 2000: The act under which the Central Government declares the computer resources of the Public Financial Management System as protected systems.
Public Financial Management System: The application, including modules, web portals, and databases, declared as a protected system.
Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure): The ministry and department issuing the notification regarding protected systems.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 4576] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, अक्त बू र 16, 2025/आजि न 24, 1947
No. 4576] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025/ASVINA 24, 1947
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(व्यय जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 24 जसतम्बर, 2025
का.आ. 4705(अ).— केंद्र सरकार, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी अधिधनयम, 2000 (2000 का 21) (जिसे इसके पश्चात् उक्त
अधिधनयम के रूप म ें संदर्भित दकया गया) की िारा 70 की उपिारा (1) और (2) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए,
एतद्द्वारा सार्िजधनक धर्त्तीय प्रबंिन प्रणाली एजललकेिन से सबं ंधित कंप्यूटर संसािनों, धजसम ें धर्धभन्न मॉड्यूल, र्ेब पोटिल
और उनके डेटाबेस शाधमल ह,ैं को सार्िजधनक धर्त्तीय प्रबंिन प्रणाली, महालेखा धनयंत्रक, व्यय धर्भाग, धर्त्त मंत्रालय और
उनके संबद्ध कायाालयों के कंप्यूटर संसािनों के महत्र्पूण िसूचना अर्संरचना होन ेके कारण, उन्ह ेंउक्त अधिधनयम के प्रयोिनार् ा
संरधित प्रणाली घोजित करती ह ै और सरं धित प्रणाधलयों का प्रयोग करन े के धलए धनम्नधलधखत कर्मियों को अधिकृत करती
ह,ै अर्ाित:् -
क) संरधित प्रणाली का प्रयोग करने के धलए सार्िजधनक धर्त्तीय प्रबंिन प्रणाली द्वारा धलधखत रूप म ें अधिकृत
सार्िजधनक धर्त्तीय प्रबंिन प्रणाली का कोई भी नाधमत कमिचारी;
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ख) आर्श्यकता-आिाररत प्रयोग के धलए सार्िजधनक धर्त्तीय प्रबंिन प्रणाली द्वारा धलधखत रूप म ें अधिकृत ककया गया
संजििा आधार पर प्रबंधित सेर्ा प्रदाता या तृतीय-पि धर्क्रेता की टीम का कोई सदस्य; और
ग) मामला-दर-मामला आिार पर सार्िजधनक धर्त्तीय प्रबंिन प्रणाली द्वारा धलधखत रूप म ें अधिकृत दकया गया कोई
भी परामिािाता, धनयामक, सरकारी अधिकारी, लेखा परीिक और धहतिारक।
2. यह अधिसूचना राजपत्र म ेंइसके प्रकाशन की तारीख स ेलाग ूहोगी।
[फा. स. ं 8/(04)/पीएफएमएस/2025]
डॉ. सज्जन ससंह यािि, अपर सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Expenditure)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th September, 2025
S.O. 4705(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 70 of the Information
Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby declares
the computer resources relating to the Public Financial Management System Application comprising of various
Modules, Web Portals and their Databases, being Critical Information Infrastructure of the Public Financial
Management System, Controller General of Accounts, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance and the
computer resources of their associated dependencies, to be protected systems for the purpose of the said Act and
authorizes the following personnel to access the protected systems, namely: -
a. any designated employee of the Public Financial Management System authorised in writing by the Public
Financial Management System to access the protected system;
b. any team member of the contractual managed service provider or third-party vendor who have been authorised
in writing by the Public Financial Management System for need-based access; and
c. any consultant, regulator, Government official, auditor and stakeholder authorised in writing by the Public
Financial Management System on case-to-case basis.
2. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. 8/(04)/PFMS/2025]
Dr. SAJJAN SINGH YADAV, Addl. Secy.
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