India: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued Digital Personal Data Protection Rules including data localisation requirement

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued Digital Personal Data Protection Rules including data localisation requirement

On 13 November 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules implementing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023. The rules require Significant Data Fiduciaries to ensure th…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-01-03
in consultation

On 3 January 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology opened a public consultat…

2025-03-05
processing consultation

On 5 March 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology closes the public consultat…

2025-11-13
adopted

On 13 November 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued the Digital Pers…