Ministry of Electronics and Information

Notification

New Delhi, the ............., 2024

GSR........(E) : Draft of rules proposed to be made by the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub sections (1) and 92) of Section 40 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (22 of 2023), on or after the date of coming into force of the Act, are hereby published  for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after.................2024.

Objections and  Suggestions, if any, may be submitted on the website of MyGov (.............) by the said date.

The objections and suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period specified above, shall not be attributd to the persons submitting publicly and shall be held in fiduciary capacity to enable them to provide the same freely and shall be considered by the Central Government.

Summary of Rules

Rule No u/s Description Sub Clauses
1   Short Title and Commencement 1, 2, 3
2   Definitions 1 (a-f), and 2
3 5(1) Notice to seek consent of data principal 1(a,b), 2(a,b),3,4,5
4 5(2) Notice to inform of processing done where data principal has given consent before commencement of Act 1,2
5 6(8),
6(9)
Registration, accountability and obligations of a Consent Manager 1(a-g),2(a-b), 3(a-h), and 4,5,6,7 (a-d)
6 7(b) Processing of Personal data for provision of subsidy, benefit, service, certificate, license or permit 1 (a-c), 2(a-b)
7 8(6) Intimation of personal data breach 1(a-f), 2(a-f),3,4 (a-g),5,6
8 8(8) Time period for specified purpose to be deemed as no longer being served 1, 2(a,b),3
9 8(9) Publishing of contact information of person who is able to answer questions about processing 1(a,b), 2,3
10 9(1) Verifiable Consent for processing personal data of child or person with disability who has lawful guardian 1(a,b), 2,3
11 9(4) Exemptions from processing of personal data of child
12 10(2)(c)(i) &(iii) Measures to be undertaken by Significant Data Fiduciary 1(a,b,c), 2 (a,b)
13 11(1),12(3),13(2) &14 (1) Rights of Data Principal 1(a,b,c,d), 2,3(a-e), 4(a,b), 5(a-g)
14 17(2)(b) Exemption from Act for Research, Archiving and Statistical purposes
15 19(2) Appointment of Chairperson and other Members 1(a-d), 2 (a-d), 3,4,5
16 20(1) Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other members 1,2
17 23(1) Proceedings of Board and authentication of its orders, directions and instruments 1,2, 3,4,5
18 24 Terms and conditions of appointment and service of officers and employees of Board 1,2,3,4
19 28(1) Techno Legal measures to be adopted by Board 1(a,b), 2(a-c),3(a,b)
20 29(2) &29(8) Appeal 1,2,3
Schedule
I 3(3) Model Notice  
II 3(2), 6(1) Standards  for processing by State and its instrumentalities  
III 8 Table of time period  
IV 11 Class of Data Fiduciaries to whom and purpose for which provisions of 9(1) and 9(3) donot apply  
V 14 Standards for processing for research, archiving and statistical purposes  
VI 16 Terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and other Members  
VII 18(2) Terms and Conditions of appointment and service of officers and employees of Board  

Coloured rows indicate rules that will come into effect on a date to be specified. Others will be effective from the date of publication of the rules in the official gazette.