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India: Passed India Digital Personal Data Protection Act including data protection authority governance

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Passed India Digital Personal Data Protection Act including data protection authority governance

On 7 August 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act was passed by the Lok Sabha (Parliament’s lower house). The Act would allow the Government to establish a Data Protection Board of India. The Board is empowered to act in case of personal da…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2022-11-18
in consultation

On 18 November 2022, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) opened a pu…

2023-01-02
processing consultation

On 2 January 2023, the public consultation on the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, whic…

2023-08-03
under deliberation

On 3 August 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act was introduced in the Indian Parliament …

2023-08-07
under deliberation

On 7 August 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act was passed by the Lok Sabha (Parliament’…

2023-08-09
adopted

On 9 August 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act was adopted by the Rajya Sabha (Parliame…

2023-08-11
in grace period

On 11 August 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 entered into force after receiving…