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Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

Language: हिंदी

THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT, 2023 (NO. 22 OF 2023) [11th August, 2023.]

An Act to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:––

Chapters and schedules

  1. Chapter 1 · Preliminary3 provisions
  2. Chapter 2 · Obligations of Data Fiduciary7 provisions
  3. Chapter 3 · Rights and duties of Data Principal5 provisions
  4. Chapter 4 · Special provisions2 provisions
  5. Chapter 5 · Data Protection Board of India9 provisions
  6. Chapter 6 · Powers, functions and procedure to be followed by Board2 provisions
  7. Chapter 7 · Appeal and alternate dispute resolution4 provisions
  8. Chapter 8 · Penalties and adjudication2 provisions
  9. Chapter 9 · Miscellaneous10 provisions
  10. Schedule1 provision
  11. Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 202530 provisions
Notified commencement timeline

Status build date (India): 2026-10-04. Status applies only to the listed scopes; new notifications need a separate source check.

  1. 2025-11-13 · Date reached for these scopes

    Act sections: 2, 18–26, 35, 38–43, 1(2), 44(1), 44(3)

    Rules: 1–2, 17–21

  2. 2026-11-13 · Scheduled date

    Act sections: 6(9), 27(1)(d)

    Rules: 4

  3. 2027-05-13 · Scheduled date

    Act sections: 3–5, 7–17, 28–34, 36–37, 6(1)–(8), 6(10), 27 except 27(1)(d), 44(2)

    Rules: 3, 5–16, 22–23

Act notification, G.S.R. 843(E) · Rules dates: Rule 1