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Govt responds to UN Special Rapporteurs concerns over new IT Rules

Says Meity, IB ministry undertook broad consultations in 2018 with various stakeholders before finalising the rules

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Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting undertook broad consultations in 2018 with various stakeholders before finalising the new Information Technology Rules, the government has said in reply to concerns raised by the UN Special Rapporteurs.

Responding to a letter sent by the UN Rapporteurs to the Government of India on June 11, the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva has said the ministries “undertook broad consultations in 2018 with various stakeholders, including individuals, civil society, industry association and organizations and invited public comments to