The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released the draft rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act on Friday, January 3. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) received the assent of the Hon’ble President on 11th August 2023. Now, draft subordinate legislation in the form of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 has been drafted in order to provide for necessary details and implementation framework of the Act.
MeitY invites feedback/comments from its stakeholders on the draft Rules. The draft rules along with explanatory notes of the rules in plain and simple language to facilitate ease of understanding are available on Ministry’s website at https://www.meity.gov.in/data-protection-framework
Overview Of The Draft DPDP Act
Passed by Parliament in August 2023, the DPDP Act aims to provide safeguards against the processing of personal data. The draft rules, awaited since the Act’s passage, are now open for public feedback through the MyGov portal until February 18, 2025.
The draft Rules detail the various implementation aspects such as the notice by the Data Fiduciary to the individuals, registration and obligations of the Consent Manager, processing of personal data for issuance of subsidy, benefit, service, etc. by the State, the applicability of reasonable security safeguards, intimation of personal data breach, providing details about availing of their rights by the individuals, processing of personal data of child or of person with disability, setting up the Data Protection Board, appointment and service conditions of the Chairperson and other members of the Board, functioning of Board as digital office, procedure to appeal to Appellate Tribunal among others.
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