New Delhi: Electrical car charging stations are additionally prone to cyber assaults and cyber safety incidents like another technological software, Parliament was knowledgeable on Thursday.
In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated the Indian Pc Emergency Response Staff (CERT-In), which is remitted to trace and monitor cyber safety incidents in India, obtained stories of vulnerabilities in merchandise and purposes associated to electrical car charging stations.
“The federal government is absolutely cognizant and conscious of assorted cyber safety threats and is actively taking steps to fight the problem of hacking,” Gadkari stated.
He stated as per the knowledge reported to and tracked by CERT-In, the variety of cyber safety incidents throughout 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 is 2,08,456; 3,94,499; 11,58,208; 14,02,809 and 13,91,457, respectively.
Replying to a separate question, the highway transport and highways minister stated Rs 147 lakh was disbursed as compensation to victims of hit-and-run instances in present fiscal yr until February.
The ministry has notified the Compensation to Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022.
It supplies for elevated compensation to victims of hit-and-run accidents, Rs 50,000 (in case of grievous harm) and Rs 2,00,000 (in case of dying) together with detailed process for availing this compensation.
Replying to a different query, Gadkari stated the ministry has set a better goal of 12,200 km for building of Nationwide Highways throughout present monetary yr as in comparison with earlier three monetary years.
“The goal of building of NHs for monetary yr 2023-24 has not but been finalized,” he added.
The minister knowledgeable that there are 19 tasks costing Rs 21,864 crore that are delayed because of delays in land acquisition.