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Government of India

Ministry of Finance

11-April-2017 17:59 IST

Till 7:00 Pm on 1st March, 2017, 48,48,641 taxpayers had enrolled on GST portal (www.gst.gov.in)

Necessary steps are being taken by GSTN to ensure robust cyber security of GST Network. To ensure the same, inputs from National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC), officers from the Intelligence Bureau and CERT-In, have also been taken and various aspects relating to security including the mechanism to enhance the resilience of critical and sensitive GST IT Network have been examined. GSTN has also partnered with Standardisation Testing & Quality Certification (STQC), Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) for providing security audit and compliance support to GSTN.

This was stated by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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GST network cybersecurity strengthened through coordinated security audits and intelligence-led resilience measures across IT infrastructure. Measures to secure the GST electronic taxpayer portal emphasize enhancement of cyber resilience and prevention of data theft through coordinated technical and intelligence inputs, independent security audit and compliance support by a specialised testing and certification body, and implementation of safeguards and periodic audits to maintain integrity and confidentiality of taxpayer data.