Ans: 2008
The Information Technology Act was enacted in the
year 2000 with a view to give a fillip to the growth of electronic based
transactions, to provide legal recognition for e-commerce and
e-transactions, to facilitate e-governance, to prevent computer based
crimes and ensure security practices and procedures in the context of
widest possible use of information technology worldwide.
Government had introduced the Information Technology
(Amendment) Bill, 2006 in the Lok Sabha on 15th December 2006. Both
Houses of Parliament passed the Bill on 23rd December 2008. Subsequently
the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 received the assent of
President on 5th February 2009 and was notified in the Gazette of
India.
source:http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=53617
