On November 11th, 2025, Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary of MeitY, inaugurated the "Cyber Bharat Setu" workshop in Tripura, aimed at strengthening cyber resilience through capacity building, innovation, and proactive defense strategies. The workshop, organized by the Directorate of Information Technology (DIT), Government of Tripura, in collaboration with CERT-In, MeitY, is a two-day event held on November 11th and 12th, 2025, at Pragna Bhavan, Agartala. It focuses on strengthening cyber awareness, readiness, and response capabilities of the State.
The workshop includes expert-led training, hands-on drills, and simulated scenario-based exercises. Participants include Secretaries to the Government of Tripura, Heads of Departments, senior officers, IT Nodal Officers, police officers, bank officials, representatives from technical institutes, students and other related state-level stakeholders. Experts from CERT-In, including Shri Ashutosh Bahuguna, Shri Shashank Gupta, and Shri Mohit Kataria, are delivering sessions.
The event also marked the launch of the Tripura Cyber Security Policy, 2025 (TCSP 2.0). Tripura Cyber Security Awareness Month 2025 (TCSAM, 2025) campaign with the theme “Cyber Jagrit Tripura" was also launched, along with the TCSAM, 2025 Mascot namely “Raksha Mitra.” The visitor counter is at 280.
Key Entities Referenced
CERT-In: Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, a key organization for cybersecurity in India.
Cyber Bharat Setu: National cybersecurity exercise and workshop focused on enhancing cyber resilience and capacity building.
MeitY: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the nodal ministry.
Tripura: The state where the workshop and related initiatives are taking place.
Tripura Cyber Security Policy, 2025 (TCSP 2.0): The forward-looking and transformative Tripura Cyber Security Policy.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, Inaugurates
“Cyber Bharat Setu” Workshop in Tripura to
Strengthen Cyber Resilience
Cyber Bharat Setu” Aims to Build a Cyber Resilient Bharat
Through Capacity Building, Innovation, and Proactive
Defence Strategies
CERT-In Experts Conduct Interactive Sessions for
Government Officials, Police, and Students During “Cyber
Bharat Setu” Exercise in Tripura
Posted On: 11 NOV 2025 5:10PM by PIB Delhi
The Directorate of Information Technology (DIT), Government of Tripura, in collaboration with the
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY), Government of India, has organized the National Cybersecurity Exercise titled
“Cyber Bharat Setu: Bridging States, Securing Bharat.”
The two-day workshop, from 11th and 12th November 2025 at Pragna Bhavan, Agartala, aims to
strengthen cyber awareness, readiness, and response capabilities of the State.
The workshop focuses on strengthening cyber resilience through expert-led training, hands-on drills
and simulated scenario-based exercises. The event was inaugurated by Shri. S. Krishnan, Secretary,
MeitY, Government of India in the august presence of Shri J. K. Sinha, IAS, Chief Secretary of
Tripura, Shri Anurag, IPS, Director General of Police, Tripura, Shri Kiran Gitte, IAS, Secretary,
Information Technology, Government of Tripura, Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director General, CERT-In, MeitY,
Government of India and Shri Jeya Ragul Geshan. B, IFS, Director, Information Technology,
Government of Tripura alongwith other distinguished dignitaries on 11th November, 2025 at Hall No.
1 of Pragna Bhavan, Agartala.
The participants of the said exercise were Secretaries to the Government of Tripura, Head of the
Departments, senior officers & IT Nodal Officers of different State Government Departments,
organizations, Police Officers, Bank Officials, Representation from Technical institutes, students of
universities/colleges and other related state-level stakeholders.Officials from CERT-In, Shri Ashutosh Bahuguna, Senior Scientist & Team Lead, Cyber Security
Assurance Group, Shri Shashank Gupta, Scientist and Shri Mohit Kataria, Scientist, delivered very
insightful sessions and conducted interactive workshops.
The “Cyber Bharat Setu” envisions a Cyber Resilient Bharat by bridging regional cybersecurity
capabilities, fostering innovation and promoting proactive defence and response strategies. The
initiative emphasizes capacity building, intelligence sharing and coordinated efforts to safeguard
India’s digital infrastructure, economy and national security through expert-led workshops for
strengthening cyber crisis response mechanisms and enhancing organizational cyber preparedness.
The exercise features advanced sessions and simulation-based components, incorporating hands- on
activities and collaborative discussions designed to drive measurable improvements in cybersecurity
readiness and incident-handling capabilities among participating organizations.
The day also marked the launch of the forward-looking and transformative Tripura Cyber Security
Policy, 2025 (TCSP 2.0), by Shri. S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, Government of India in the august
presence of Shri J. K. Sinha, IAS, Chief Secretary of Tripura, Shri Anurag, IPS, Director General of
Police, Tripura, Shri Kiran Gitte, IAS, Secretary, IT, Govt. of Tripura, Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director
General, CERT-In, MeitY, Govt. of India and Shri Jeya Ragul Geshan. B, IFS, Director, IT, Govt. of
Tripura, addressing the evolving cyber threats, which was formulated to build a resilient, adaptive and
citizen-centric cyber ecosystem.
The new policy will serve as a guiding framework for securing the State’s IT and ICT systems,
strengthening institutional mechanisms, capacity building and promoting collaborative actions across
public and private sectors to ensure a safe and resilient cyberspace in Tripura.
In the year 2024, the month of October was observed as National Cyber Security Awareness Month
(NCSAM) to enhance cyber awareness and resilience across the State. The month was inaugurated
through a State-level launch event followed by several awareness and capacity-building programs
across the State.With the success and impact of the NCSAM 2024 and as also envisioned in the TCSP 2.0, Tripura
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2025 (TCSAM, 2025) campaign with the theme “Cyber Jagrit
Tripura” was launched by the Secretary, MeitY, Govt. of India in the august presence of Shri J. K.
Sinha, IAS, Chief Secretary of Tripura, Shri Anurag, IPS, Director General of Police, Tripura, Shri
Kiran Gitte, IAS, Secretary, IT, Govt. of Tripura, Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director General, CERT-In, MeitY,
Govt. of India and Shri Jeya Ragul Geshan. B, IFS, Director, IT, Govt. of Tripura and also unveiled
TCSAM, 2025 Mascot namely “Raksha Mitra” to extend the outreach of the initiative during the
inaugural session of the 2-day Cyber Bharat Setu workshop.
Like last year, the TCSAM, 2025 – a month-long campaign, would be observed across the State with
a planned series of engaging and capacity building activities by the Directorate of IT, Govt. of Tripura
in collaboration with other stakeholders to strengthen cyber hygiene and awareness among citizens,
students and government workforce.
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