Author: Ashmit Kumar

MEITY to release draft DPDP rules for public consultation after Budget session

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) will release the draft rules for the Data Protection and Privacy (DPDP) Act for public consultation immediately following the Budget session of Parliament, sources have informed CNBC-TV18.The drafting of these rules has been completed and they will soon be available for public comment, the sources said.The DPDP Act, ratified in August 2023, has been in suspended animation, pending the finalisation of these rules. The draft rules are being introduced nearly 12 months after Parliament approved of the Act.MEITY will open a 30-45-day window for public feedback on the draft rules, sources said.The forthcoming…

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