Date: 2025-08-06Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Notification (Extraordinary) regarding declaration of certain computer resources relating to identified Critical Information Infrastructures (CIIs) of the South Indian Bank and the computer resources of their associated dependencies as protected systems
**Summary:**
This notification, S.O. 3600(E), issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on August 5, 2025, declares the computer resources relating to the Core Banking Solution (CBS) and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Switch of the South Indian Bank, including associated dependencies, as "protected systems" under Section 70, subsections 1 and 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000). The notification authorizes the South Indian Bank to specify, via written order, individuals with authorized access to these protected systems. This includes: (a) any designated employee of the South Indian Bank; (b) any team member of contractual managed service providers or third-party vendors (need-based access); and (c) consultants, regulators, Government officials, auditors, or stakeholders (case-to-case basis). The notification takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette. The file number for this notification is F.No. AA1422025CSD. Savita Utreja, Scientist G, is listed as the contact.
Key Entities Referenced
Information Technology Act, 2000: A law enacted by the Parliament of India related to Information Technology.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India.
Core Banking Solution CBS: A system that provides banking services to customers.
Unified Payments Interface UPI: A real-time payment system that facilitates instant fund transfers between two bank accounts on a mobile platform.
South Indian Bank: A private sector bank in India whose computer resources relating to CBS and UPI are declared as critical information infrastructure.
Official Gazette: A publication of the Indian government where official notifications are published.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is located and the notification was issued.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: The Indian government ministry responsible for IT policy, strategy and development of the electronics industry.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3514] िई दिल्ली, बधु वार, अगस्ट्त 6, 2025/िावण 15, 1947
No. 3514] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025/SHRAVANA 15, 1947
इलक्ट्े रॉजिकी और सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी मत्रं ालय
अधिसचू ना
िई दिल्ली, 5 अगस्ट्त, 2025
का.आ. 3600(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजियम, 2000 (2000 का 21) (जिसे इसमें इसके
पश्चात ्उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 70 की उप-धारा (1) और उप-धारा (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े
हुए, साउथ इंजडयि बैंक की िािुक सूचिा अवसंरचिा होिे के कारण महत्वपूण ण बैंककारी समाधाि (कोर बैंककंग सोल्यूिि)
और एकीकृत भुगताि इंटरफेस जस्ट्वच (यूजिफ़ाइड पेमेंट्स इंटरफेस जस्ट्वच) स े संबंजधत कंप्यूटर संसाधिों एवं उिसे सहयुक्त
आजितताओं के कंप्यूटर संसाधिों को उक्त अजधजियम के प्रयोििों के जलए एतद्वारा संरजित प्रणाली घोजित करती ह ै और
साउथ इंजडयि बैंक को जलजखत आिेि द्वारा जिम्नजलजखत व्यजक्तयों को जिर्िष्टण करि े के जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह,ै िो संरजित
प्रणाजलयों तक पहुचं बिाि े के जलए प्राजधकृत ह,ैं अथाणत:-
(क) संरजित प्रणाली तक पहुचं बिािे के जलए, साउथ इंजडयि बैंक का कोई भी अजभजहत कमणचारी;
(ख) संजविात्मक प्रबंजधत सेवा-प्रिाता या तृतीय पिकार जवक्रेता के िल का कोई सिस्ट्य जिसे आवश्यकता के आधार
पर पहुचुँ प्रिाि की िाए; तथा
(ग) मामला िर मामला के आधार पर, कोई परामिी, जवजियामक, सरकारी पिाजधकारी, संपरीिक या पणधारी।
2. यह अजधसूचिा रािपत्र म ें इसके प्रकािि की जतजथ स े प्रवृत्त होगी।
[फा. स.ं एए-14/2/2025-सीएसडी]
सजवता उत्तरेिा, वैज्ञाजिक िी
5242 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th August, 2025
S.O. 3600(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 Core Banking Solution (CBS) and Unified Payments Interface
(UPI) Switch, being Critical Information Infrastructure of the South Indian Bank, and the computer resources of their
associated dependencies, to be protected systems for the purposes of the said Act and authorises the South Indian
Bank, to specify by order in writing, the following persons who are authorised to access the protected systems,
namely:—
(a) any designated employee of the South Indian Bank, to access the protected system;
(b) any team member of contractual managed service provider or third-party vendor, for need-based access;
and
(c) any consultant, regulator, Government official, auditor or stakeholder, on case-to-case basis.
2. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F.No. AA-14/2/2025-CSD]
SAVITA UTREJA, Scientist G
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