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

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Adopted Digital Personal Data Protection Act including data protection authority governance

On 9 August 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act was adopted by the Rajya Sabha (Parliament’s upper house). The Act will allow the Government to establish a Data Protection Board of India. The Board is empowered to act in case of personal …

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…