India: Data protection regime in Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (Bill No. 373 of 2019)
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Aug 2022 rejected
16 Dec 2021 under deliberation
11 Dec 2019 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Rejected Personal Data Protection Bill
On 3 August 2022, the Indian Government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill (2019) which had been pending in the House (Lok Sabha). The Bill included a comprehensive data protection regime and restrictions on international data transfers. In …
Event type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee adopts Report on Personal Data Protection Bill
On 16 December 2021, the Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB) tabled its report in both Houses of Parliament, two years after the bill was first referred to the JPC. The PDPB constitutes India's firs…
Event type
law
Action type
opinion
Government branch
legislature
Government body
central government
Introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill to house
Introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 to House (Lok Sabha), which includes a comprehensive data protection regime and restrictions on international data transfers.
Event type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament