**Policy Summary:**
This notification, G.S.R. 549(E), issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, declares the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT), and the eKuber Core Banking Solution of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), along with their associated infrastructure dependencies installed at the RBI, as "protected systems" under subsection 1 of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).
The notification, dated September 7, 2020, also specifies authorized personnel who can access these protected systems, as per subsection 2 of section 70 of the aforementioned Act. These include: (a) Designated RBI employees authorized by the Head of RBI; (b) RBI authorized team members of contractual Managed Service Providers or third-party vendors with need-based access; and (c) External consultants, regulators, government officials, auditors, and stakeholders authorized by the RBI on a case-by-case basis.
The notification, reference number F. No. IT01312019, takes effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Entities Referenced
Information Technology Act, 2000: A law that confers powers to the Central Government related to protected systems.
Real Time Gross Settlement RTGS: A system declared as a protected system under the Information Technology Act.
National Electronic Funds Transfer NEFT: A system declared as a protected system under the Information Technology Act.
eKuber Core Banking Solution: A system of the Reserve Bank of India declared as a protected system.
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, whose systems are being protected.
Ministry of Finance: The government ministry issuing the notification.
Saurabh Mishra: Jt. Secy. who signed the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 443] नई ददल्ली, सोमिार, जसतम्ब र 7, 2020/भार 16, 1942
No. 443] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2020/BHADRA 16, 1942
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(जित्तीय सिे ाएं जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 7 जसतम्बर, 2020
सा.का.जन. 549(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजनयम, 2000 (2000 का 21) की धारा 70 की
उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारतीय ररििव बैंक के तत्काल सकल जनपटान (आरटीिीएस),
राष्ट्रीय इलेक्ट्रॉजनक जनजध अंतरण (एनईएफटी) और ई-कुबेर (कोर बैंककग समाधान) को भारतीय ररििव बैंक में स्ट्थाजपत
संबंजधत अिसंरचना आजितता को उि अजधजनयम के प्रयोिन हते ु संरजित प्रणाली घोजित करती ह।ै
2. पूिोि अजधजनयम की धारा 70 की उप-धारा (2) के अनुसार, जनम्नजलजखत कार्ममक संरजित प्रणाली तक पहुचं
बनाने के जलए प्राजधकृत होंग:े-
(क) संरजित प्रणाली तक पहुचं बनाने के जलए भारतीय ररििव बैंक के प्रमुख द्वारा प्राजधकृत अजभजहत भारतीय
ररििव बैंक के कमवचारी;
(ख) संजिदा प्रबंजधत सेिा प्रदाता या तृतीय पिकार िेंडर (िेंडरों), यदद कोई हो, के आरबीआई द्वारा प्राजधकृत
टीम के सदस्ट्य जिन्द्ह ेंआिश्यकता पर आधाररत पहुचं दी गई ह;ै और
(ग) मामला-दर-मामला आधार पर आरबीआई द्वारा प्राजधकृत बाह्य परामिवदाता, जिजनयामक, सरकारी
अजधकारी, लेखापरीिक और स्ट्टेकहोल्डर।
3. यह अजधसूचना रािपत्र में उसके प्रकािन की तारीख स े प्रिृत्त होगी।
[फा. सं. आईटी-01/31/2019]
सौरभ जमिा, संयुि सजचि
4135 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Financial Services)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th September, 2020
G.S.R. 549(E).—In exercise 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 Real Time
Gross Settlement (RTGS), the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and e-Kuber (Core Banking
Solution) of the Reserve Bank of India with their associated Infrastructure dependencies installed at the
Reserve Bank of India to be protected system for the purpose of the said Act.
2. The following personnel shall be authorised to access the protected system as per sub-section (2) of
section 70 of the aforesaid Act :-
(a) Designated Reserve Bank of India employees authorised by Head of Reserve Bank of India to
access the protected system;
(b) Reserve Bank of India authorised team members of contractual Managed Service Provider or
third-party vendor(s), if any, who have been given need-based access; and
(c) External consultants, regulators, government officials, auditors and stakeholders authorised by
Reserve Bank of India on a case to case basis.
3. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. IT-01/31/2019]
SAURABH MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
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