Govt may release DPDP rules for public consultation before start of Parliament session
public consultation before the start of the upcoming Parliament session in July, to give ample time to stakeholders to deliberate, a senior government official said.
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Once the draft rules are released for public consultation, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is likely to give up to 45 days for stakeholders to submit their views, the official said.
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The Act has ramifications for technology as well as all important sectors of the economy since it prescribes several rules regarding collection, processing and storage of personal data.
It is India’s first regulation on digital personal privacy. Versions of it have been in the works for more than a decade now. The first attempt to create such a law was made in 2011 with the formation of a group of experts under the chairmanship of former Delhi High Court Chief Justice
