National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) is an organisation of the Government of India created under Section 70A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended 2008), through a gazette notification on 16 January 2014. Based in New Delhi, India, it is designated as the National Nodal Agency in terms of Critical Information Infrastructure Protection. It is a unit of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) and therefore comes under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

The Information Technology Act, 2000 defines Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) as “… those computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction of which, shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety".

NCIIPC has broadly identified the following as ‘Critical Sectors’ :-

Information Security Practices and Procedures for Protected System Rules, 2018

"To facilitate safe, secure and resilient Information Infrastructure for Critical Sectors of the Nation."

"To take all necessary measures to facilitate protection of Critical Information Infrastructure, from unauthorized access, modification, use, disclosure, disruption, incapacitation or destruction through coherent coordination, synergy and raising information security awareness among all stakeholders. "

NCIIPC runs a number of programs to engage with its stakeholders. Some of them are as follows:

Some of the major NCIIPC initiatives are as follows: