Information Technology Act, 2000

The Information Technology Act, 2000 (also known as ITA-2000, or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified on 17 October 2000. It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce.

Information Technology Act, 2000
Parliament of India
  • An Act to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as "electronic commerce", which involves the use of alternatives to paper-based methods of communication and storage of information, to facilitate electronic filing of documents with the Government agencies and further to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891 and the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
CitationInformation Technology Act, 2000
Enacted byParliament of India
Enacted9 June 2000
Assented to9 June 2000
Signed9 May 2000
Commenced17 October 2000
Introduced byPramod Mahajan
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Amended by
IT (Amendment) Act 2008
Related legislation
IT Rules 2021
Status: Amended

Secondary or subordinate legislation to the IT Act includes the Intermediary Guidelines Rules 2011 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

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