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Date: 29-Aug-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

PRS CII Gazette Notification of PRS Passenger Reservation System CII of Indian Railways NGeT Next Generation of eticketing

Issued by Ministry of Railways · Railway Board

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification declares the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and Next Generation e-ticketing (NGeT) of Indian Railways as 'Protected Systems' under Section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, recognizing them as Critical Information Infrastructure.
  • The notification also specifies the personnel authorized to access these protected systems.

Key Changes

  • Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and Next Generation e-ticketing (NGeT) are now designated as 'Protected Systems'.
  • Authorized personnel for accessing the systems include: Designated employees authorized by Indian Railways, Authorized team members of contractual managed service providers or third-party vendors authorized by Indian Railways for need-based access, Consultants, regulators, government officials, auditors, and stakeholders authorized by Indian Railways on a case-by-case basis.
  • The notification is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, August 29, 2023.

Impact Analysis

Indian Railways

  • Establish a process for authorizing consultants, regulators, government officials, auditors, and stakeholders on a case-by-case basis.

Service Providers and Vendors

  • Comply with Indian Railway's authorization process for need-based access to the protected systems.

Authorized Personnel

  • Be aware of the consequences of unauthorized access or misuse of the protected systems.

General Public

  • There is no direct impact on the general public, but the enhanced security measures indirectly benefit them.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Railways (Railway Board): The issuing authority of the gazette notification. Indian Railways: The organization whose Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and Next Generation e-ticketing (NGeT) are declared as 'Protected Systems'. Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000): The legal framework under which the PRS and NGeT are declared as 'Protected Systems', specifically referencing Section 70. Passenger Reservation System (PRS): One of the railway systems declared as a 'Protected System'. Next Generation e-ticketing (NGeT): The other railway system declared as a 'Protected System'.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-29082023-248395 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D9H0x8x2x0 23-248395 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 3666] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, अगस्ट्त 29, 2023/भाद्र 7, 1945 No. 3666] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2023/BHADRA 7, 1945 रेल मत्रं ालय (रेलव ेबोडड) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 25 अगस्ट्त, 2023 का.आ. 3827(अ).—सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजनयम, 2000 (2000 का 21) की धारा 70 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, एतद्द्वारा, केंद्र सरकार जनम्नजलजखत रेल प्रणाजलयों के भारतीय रेल की महत्वपूण ड सूचना अवसंरचना होने के कारण इसके संबंजधत कंप्यूटर संसाधनों और इसके सलं ग् न अवलंबों के कंप्यूटर संसाधनों को उक्त अजधजनयम के प्रयोिनार्ड सरं जित प्रणाली घोजित करती ह,ै अर्ाडत्:- ➢ यात्री आरिण प्रणाली (पीआरएस) और नक्े स ट िने रेिन ई टटकटटंग (एनिीईटी) 2. सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजनयम 2000 (2000 का 21) की धारा 70 की उप-धारा (2) के अनुसार, केंद्र सरकार संरजित प्रणाजलयों के अजभगम के जलए जनम्नजलजखत कर्मडयों को अजधकृत करती ह,ै अर्ाडत:् - (क) भारतीय रेल द्वारा अजधकृत पिनाजमत कमडचारी। (ख) संजविात्मक प्रबंजधत सेवा प्रिाता या तृतीय-पि जवक्रेता के अजधकृत टीम सिस्ट्य जिन्ह ें भारतीय रेल द्वारा आवश्यकता आधाटरत अजभगम हते ु अजधकृत दकया गया है; और (ग) भारतीय रेल द्वारा मामले-िर-मामले के आधार पर अजधकृत परामिडिाता, जवजनयामक, सरकारी अजधकारी, लेखापरीिक और जहतधारक। 5525 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 3. यह अजधसूचना सरकारी रािपत्र में अपने प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवृत्त होगी। [फा.सं. 2019/आरबीसीसी/7/7/आईएसएससी-सीआईआई/दक्रस (पीआरएस)] नीरि िमाड, कायडपालक जनििे क (पीएम) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th August, 2023 S.O. 3827(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 computer resources relating to the following railway systems, being Critical Information Infrastructure of Indian Railways and the computer resources of its associated dependencies to be Protected Systems for the purposes of the said Act, namely: - ➢ Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and Next Generation e-ticketing (NGeT). 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/CRIS (PRS)] NEERAJ SHARMA, Executive Director(PM) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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