Srikrishna panel report on data localisation: Why corporate India is upset

The Srikrishna Committee has suggested a turnover-based threshold for kicking in data localisation

The Justice B N Srikrishna Committee’s proposals on data localisation have been akin to setting the cat among pigeons. The panel disallowed cross-border transfer of all critical personal data and mandated that a live copy of data pertaining to Indian citizens be kept on servers in the country by all companies, at all times. 

India Inc’s biggest concern is the cost factor associated with collecting and managing the user database. “India simply does not have the level of telecom infrastructure at the national scale to provide the kind of data centers that companies need in order to substitute their current arrangements