Govt May Shorten Compliance Timelines for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 Rules: IT Minister Signals Faster Roll-out
In a move that signals the government’s push for swifter implementation of India’s data protection regime, Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, has indicated that the compliance timeline for the recently notified Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (DPDP Rules) may be compressed from its current 18-month window.
The DPDP Rules, which operationalise the DPDP Act, were notified in November 2025. Under the rules, companies considered “data fiduciaries” must meet a number of obligations—such as providing clear con
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