Act Number	21
Enactment Date	09/06/2000
Act Year	2000
Short Title	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000
Long Title	An Act 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 Banker's Books Evidence Act, 1891 and the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry	Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Enforcement Date	17/10/2000
Types of Main Enactment	Original
Total Sections	94
Total Schedules	4
Notification Date	17/10/2000
Notification No	G.S.R. 788 (E)