Why home and IT ministry want control of India’s cybersecurity agency

The IT Ministry oversees Cert-In’s incident reporting, malware alerts, and security infrastructure improvement, competing with MHA, which seeks Cert-In’s expertise for I4C cybercrime investigations. Cert-In’s limited investigative powers and the Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 underscore cybersecurity complexity. Ambiguity in the Allocation of Business Rules assigns responsibilities under the Prime Minister’s Office. This is seen as a bureaucratic power struggle.