Cabinet approves draft data protection bill

The Union Cabinet has approved draft of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2023 for tabling it in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, an official source said on Wednesday. The bill proposes to levy penalty of up to Rs 250 crore on entities for every instance of violation of norms in the bill.

“The Cabinet has approved draft of the DPDP bill. It will be tabled in Parliament in the upcoming session,” the source said.