Parliament was informed on Thursday that electric vehicle charging stations, like any other technological application, are susceptible to cyber attacks and cyber security incidents.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT)CERT-In), which is mandatory to track and monitor Cyber security Incidents in India, reports of vulnerabilities in related products and applications electric vehicle charging station.
“The government is fully aware of various cyber security threats and is actively taking steps to tackle the issue of hacking,” Gadkari said.
He said that as per the information reported and tracked to CERT-In, the number of cyber security incidents during 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 is 2,08,456; 3,94,499; 11,58,208; 14,02,809 and 13,91,457 respectively.
In response to another question, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways said that Rs. Rs 147 lakh was distributed as compensation to victims of hit and run cases in the current financial year till February.
The Ministry has notified the Compensation Scheme for Hit and Run Motor Accident Victims, 2022.
It provides enhanced compensation to victims of hit-and-run accidents, Rs. 50,000 (in case of grievous injury) and Rs. 2,00,000 (in case of death) along with the detailed procedure for availing this compensation.
Responding to another question, Gadkari said the ministry has set a higher target of 12,200 km for construction of national highways during the current financial year as compared to the previous three financial years.
He said, “The target for the construction of the NH for the financial year 2023-24 has not been fixed yet.”
The minister informed that there are projects worth Rs 19 crore. 21,864 crore which is delayed due to delay in land acquisition.