CCI, MeitY to work together on competition and data protection issues

There will be a consultative approach to matters that fall within the domain of both the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, and the Competition Act, 2002.

 

This was decided on Thursday in a high-level meeting of representatives of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity). 

 

The CCI said the idea behind this approach was to ensure harmony between data governance and competition principles in the light of  technological trends. 

 

The Standing Committee on Finance (of Parliament) had suggested in its report on the evolving role of the CCI in the