Government of India passed Information Technology Act in 2000 with objective:

Option A: To provide legal sanction to all transaction for e-commerce

Option B: To facilitate electronic filing of all documents to the government

Option C: To amend Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, to punish the cyber crimes

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer

Option: d

Explanation

Government of India passed Information Technology Act in 2000 with objective 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 involve 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. And also to punish the cyber crimes.

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