Data protection bill: In old draft, JPC proposed to back some safeguards

The draft report of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the data protection bill, drawn up when it was headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Meenakshi Lekhi, was finally circulated last week among the members of the panel as a summary of proceedings, people aware of the matter said.

The report was in penultimate stages and some of its key suggestions — while still under discussion — may likely be retained in the report that will now be drawn up under the new chairperson, BJP’s PP Chaudhary, the people said on condition of anonymity.