The Detail of PIO and Appellate Authority in the office of CCA are given below:
APPELLATE AUTHORITY | Smt. HarshPrabha Aggrawal, Scientist ‘G’, Controller of Certifying Authorties, Tel - 24301253 Fax -91-11-24365306 |
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER | Prabhat Kumar, Scientist -C, Controller of Certifying Authorities, Tel -24301516 |
A fee of Rs.10.00 by Indian Postal Order (IPO) or Demand Draft (DD) payable to “Pay and Accounts Officer (PAO),MeitY, New Delhiâ€
Right To Information Act, 2005 4(1)(b)(i):
The Particulars of its Organisation, functions and duties.
The Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) has established the Root Certifying Authority (RCAI) of India under
section 18(b) of the IT Act to digitally sign the public keys of Certifying Authorities (CA) in the country.
The RCAI is operated as per the standards laid down under the Act.
The requirements fulfilled by the RCAI include the following:
1. All public keys corresponding to the signing private keys of a CA are digitally signed by the CCA.
2.That these keys are signed by the CCA can be verified by a relying party through the CCAs website or
CA’s own website.
Authorized CCA personnel initiate and perform Root CA functions in accordance with the Certification Practice Statement of
Root Certifying Authority of India. The term Root CA is used to refer to the total CA entity, including the software and its
operations.
The RCAI root certificate is the highest level of certification in India. It is used to sign the public keys
of the Licensed CAs in India. The RCAI root certificate is a self-signed certificate.
- Root CA Infrastructure
_ Network Infrastructure Operation
- Maintaining Data of CAs
- National Repository of Digital Signature Certificates
- Security and Encryption issues
- CPS of CCA
- CPS of all CAs (all technical issues)
- CAs application Processing- technical and CPS issues
- Preparation of panel of auditors
- Auditing of CAs
- PKI technical standards
- Interface with PKI forums Local and international
- CA Rules and Cyber Laws technology issues.
- Cross-certification issues- Local and foreign CAs
- CRAC issues
- Technical support to investigation and Legal & Finance Division
- CA technology Forum
- To prepare replies to Parliament questions.
- Any additional item of work, as desired by CCA
Duties and Responsibilities of Director (Admin and Finance)
- All matters relating to Admin & Finance
- All matters relating to Annual Budget
- All matters relating to Annual Plan
- All matters relating to Performance Budget
- To prepare replies to Parliament questions
Any additional item of work, as directed by CCA
Duties of Technical Offices
- Certificate Signing and periodical CRL publishing
- National Repository administration and management
- LAN administration and management
- Administration of Routers, Firewall, Network IDS, DNS Primary and secondary etc.
- Management of Web Server, Mail server, Server Protect, Office Scan
- Website content management
- Internet Gateway status monitoring
- Infrastructure management
- Site co-ordination activities
- Security and Access Control management and monitoring
- Management of Power backup, Temperature and Fire Control Systems
- Backup and Recovery management
Norm Title | IT Act, 2000 |
Effective date of Norm | Friday, June 9, 2000 |
Norm Definition | Definition |
Detailed Guidelines for the Norm | Guidelines |
Right To Information Act, 2005 4(1)(b)(v) : The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records,
held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging functions.
Rule Title | Information Technology (Certifying Authorities) Rules, 2000 |
Effective date of Rule | 17th October, 2000 |
Rule Definition | Definition |
Detailed Guidelines for the Rule | Guidelines |
Guidelines Title | Guidelines For Submission Of Application For Licence To Operate As A Certifying Authority Under The It Act, 2000 |
Effective date of Guidelines | July 9, 2001 |
Guidelines Definition | Definition |
Detailed Guidelines for the Guidelines |
Right To Information Act, 2005 4(1)(b)(vi):
A statement of the categories of the document that are held by it or under its control
Right To Information Act, 2005 4(1)(b)(vii):
The particulars of any arrangement exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the
formulation of its policy or implementation thereof.
1. India PKI Forum
Advisory forum of CAs and those with demonstrable interest in PKI to advise the CCA on technology standards &
other related issues of PKI, and inter-operability issues for a successful PKI in the country.
2. Auditor's Panel
CCA maintains a panel of Auditors who carry out audits of CA infrastructure to ensure compliance to IT Act, Rules and Regulations
The audit criteria is published here
The list of auditors are published here
Right To Information Act, 2005 4(1)(b)(viii): A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or
more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meeting of those boards, councils,
committees and other bodies are open to the public or minutes of such meetings are accessible for public.
(Not Applicable)
Right To Information Act, 2005 4(1)(b)(ix): A directory of its officers and employees.
Sl no |
Name |
Designation |
Telephone |
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1 | Mrs. Junu Rani Das Kailay | CCA | 24363073 | cca[AT]cca.gov.in | |
2 | Smt. Debjani Nag | Deputy Controller (Technology) | 24369556 | debjani[AT]cca.gov.in | |
3 | Smt Harshprabha | Scientist’G’ | 24364186 | harsh[AT]cca.gov.in | |
4 | P Ramachandran | Scientist 'D' | 24301515 | ram[at]cca.gov.in | |
5 | Shamsuddin Khan | Scientist 'D' | 24301520 | skhan[at]cca.gov.in | |
6 | Vikash Chourasia | Scientist 'C' | 24301518 | vikash[AT]cca.gov.in | |
7 | Prabhat Kumar | Scientist 'C' | 24301516 | prabhat[AT]cca.gov.in | |
8 | Deepak Kumar | Scientist 'B' | 24301517 | deepak.sukhija@cca.gov.in | |
9 | K. Jagadeesh Babu | PS | 24301906 | kjb[AT]cca.gov.in | |
10 | Kamlesh Sharma | PS | 24301829 | sharmakamlesh@cca.gov.in | |
11 | Sanjeev Juyal | PA | 24301905 | juyalsanjeev74@cca.gov.in | |
12 | Ajay Kumar | PA | 24301714 | ajaykr@cca.gov.in | |
13 | Anita Nagrath | Assistant | 24301752 |
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14 | Devender Kumar | Assistant | 24301752 | devendrakumar@cca.gov.in | |
15 | Vijay Singh | PA | 24301514 | vijay@cca.gov.in |
Right To Information Act, 2005 4(1)(b)(x):
The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations.
Sl no | Name | Designation |
1 | Mrs. Junu Rani Das Kailay | CCA |
2 | Smt. Debjani Nag | Deputy Controller (Technology) |
3 | Smt Harshprabha Aggrawal | Scientist’G’ |
4 | P Ramachandran | Scientist 'D' |
5 | Shamsuddin Khan | Scientist 'D' |
6 | Vikash Chourasia | Scientist 'C' |
7 | Prabhat Kumar | Scientist 'C' |
8 | Deepak Kumar | Scientist 'B' |
9 | K. Jagadeesh Babu | PS |
10 | Kamlesh Sharma | PS |
11 | Sanjeev juyal | PA |
12 | Ajay Kumar | PA |
13 | Anita Nagrath | Assistant |
14 | Devender Kumar | Assistant |
15 | Vijay Singh | PA |
Right To Information Act, 2005 - 4(1)(b)(xi): The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made.
Budget allocated for the year 2012-13
i) | 84.00.01 | Salaries | Rs. 100 Lakhs |
ii) | 84.00.06 | Medical Treatment Expenses | Rs. 20 Lakhs |
iii) | 84.00.11 | Domestic Travel Expenses | Rs. 25 Lakhs |
iv) | 84.00.12 | Foreign Travel Expenses | Rs. 25 Lakhs |
v) | 84.00.13 | Office Expenses | Rs. 100 Lakhs |
vi) | 65.00.50 | Other Charges | Rs. 330 Lakhs |
Total | Rs. 600 Lakhs |
Right To Information Act, 2005 - 4(1)(b)(xii): The manner of execution of subsidy programs, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes.
(Not applicable)
Right To Information Act, 2005 - 4(1)(b)(xiii): The particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by it.
The CCA licenses Certifying Authorities (CAs) and exercises supervision over their activities. CCA issues licenses to CAs by signing/certifying their public keys, i.e. signing their Digital Signature Certificates more commonly known as Public Key Certificates (PKCs).
A Certifying Authority (CA) can operate in the country after being duly licensed by the CCA as per provisions of the IT Act. It provides services to its subscribers and relying parties as per its Certificate Practice Statement, which is approved by the CCA as part of the licensing procedure. The licence of a CA can be suspended or revoked by the CCA as provided under section 25 of the IT Act
The CPS of a CA covers the practices followed by the CA for the procedures related to the certificate application, issuance, use, validation, suspension, revocation and their expiry, as well as the operational maintenance of the CA and repository
List of CA certificates certified by CCA and CRL of CA’s are available here
Right To Information Act, 2005 - 4(1)(b)(xiv): Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form.
The CPS of RCAI covers the practices followed by the CCA for the procedures related to the Licence/certificate application, issuance, use, validation, suspension, revocation and their expiry, as well as the operational maintenance of the RCAI and NRDC.
Right To Information Act, 2005 - 4(1)(b)(xv): The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use.
Most of the information is available in electronic form published on the CCA web site. The requests for information may be sent to the office in the following address:
PIO, Controller of Certifying Authorities
Electronics Niketan, 6 CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003
The request for information can also be sent to the mail address, info[AT]cca.gov.in, during working hours.
Right To Information Act, 2005 - 4(1)(b)(xvi): The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers.
(Not applicable)
Right To Information Act, 2005 - 4(1)(b)(xvii): Such other information may be presented as may be prescribed and thereafter update these publications every year.
(Not Applicable)