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Govt working on new legal framework on tech, internet: MoS IT

He also supported the need to construct "trusted common digital ID" for every citizen of India

Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Press Trust of India New Delhi
A new legal framework will start taking shape in the country around technology and internet, and the data protection bill is the first step towards that, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday.

Chandrasekhar further said digitalisation of the government and public services is going to be "rapid" and soon-to-be-unveiled Digital India 2.0 will seek to accelerate on the gains made over the past few years.

The government is committed to ensuring that internet and technology remain open, safe, secure and accountable, as 1.2 billion Indians come online in next few years, the minister added.

"A new modern

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