DPDP rules should be released soon to ensure a smooth compliance: Experts

Draft of Digital Personal Data Protection rules are in an advanced stage, and industry consultation will start soon, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and I-T, Railways, and I&B

With the return of Ashwini Vaishnaw as the IT Minister, policy experts and think tanks are hoping to see some movement on the country’s data privacy legislation – the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, which was passed by both the houses of parliament in August, 2023.

Experts demand the rules for the DPDP Act 2023 be released soon as they will give more specific direction to the industry on compliance, which is set to face the biggest impact once the law is functional. 

“The implementation of the law is going to spark a big shift across all