Govt withdraws Personal Data Protection Bill

Nearly eight months after it was tabled in Parliament, the government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill, which sought to regulate how an individual’s data can be used by companies and the government.

In a statement, Union electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, was deliberated upon in great detail by the Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP), which suggested 81 amendments. Besides, 12 recommendations were made towards a comprehensive legal framework on digital ecosystem.