The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology was passed in the Lok Sabha on 7 August 2023

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology introduced the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 on 3 August in the Lok Sabha. In recent developments, the same was passed in the Lok Sabha on 7 August 2023.

The Bill is applicable in the domain of digital personal data processing within India, where such data is collected online, or collected offline and is digitized. Along with it, the Bill is also applicable to processing outside India if it is meant to offer goods or services in India.

In this regard, it is to be noted that one can process personal data only for a lawful purpose. Moreover, an individual’s consent would be required to process the data. Secondly, in the case of voluntary sharing of data by an individual or processing by the State of permits, licenses, benefits, and services, consent might not be necessary.

With the application of this Bill, it would be necessary for Data fiduciaries to maintain the accuracy of data, keep data secure, and delete data once the purpose has been fulfilled.

With the use of this new Bill, you will be able to access rights such as the right to obtain information, seek correction and erasure, and grievance redressal.

However, it is in the hands of the government to exempt government agencies from the application of provisions of the Bill with respect to certain grounds. In the case of the security of the state, public order, and prevention of offenses, the government might choose to do so,

A Data Protection Board of India to be established by the central government will adjudicate on non-compliance with the provisions of the Bill. You can check more details about the Bill here.