Akshata Sharma
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The drafting of the rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is "in very advanced stages," and the government will start consultations with the industry on the subject very soon, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
"Drafting of DPDP Rules is in very advanced stage. We will start the industry consultation now... Whatever extensive consultations will be required; we will do those. We won't rush through. We will prefer as consultative a process as we can, like you saw in the Telecom Bill and the DPDP Act," Vaishnaw said.
"The DPDP Rules are a top priority," he said.
"Al [artificial intelligence] is also a very important item. But first, we have to make sure that DPDP in its digital form comes into shape," he added.
Under the DPDP law, a Data Protection Board will function as a "digital office" to deal with issues related to personal data breaches in a "digital by design" manner. Similarly, an appellate tribunal, to which complaints can be escalated if they are not satisfactorily resolved by the Board, will also be a "digital office".
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