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India: Closed consultation on Digital Personal Data Protection Act including cross-border data transfer regulation

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Closed consultation on Digital Personal Data Protection Act including cross-border data transfer regulation

On 2 January 2023, the public consultation on the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, which includes cross-border data transfer regulations, closed. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) extended the deadline for su…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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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 entered into force after receiving Pres…