The government has designated Additional/Joint Director (Intelligence) of Directorate General of GST Intelligence Headquarters (DGGI-Hq) as nodal officer for  Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

“In pursuance of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) read with clause (d) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Central Government hereby designates the Additional/ Joint Director (Intelligence) of Directorate General of GST Intelligence Headquarters (DGGI-Hq), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs in Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, as the nodal officer for the purposes of the said rules in respect to section 14A(3) of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017),” the notification read.

On 25 February 2021, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (Rules) in consultation with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB). The Rules have been issued pursuant to the government’s rule making powers under Section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) which includes rules in relation to the guidelines to be followed by intermediaries, and blocking of access to content under the IT Act. The Rules supersede the erstwhile Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011 (Old Intermediary Guidelines), and considerably expand the scope to impose additional obligations on social media intermediaries and digital media entities.

Notification Dated: 06/01/2025