Data protection, telecom bills to be passed by Aug 2023: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Claiming that the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill and Indian Telecommunication Bill proposed by the Narendra Modi government will help to curb cyber fraud by around 80 per cent, Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said a target has been set to pass the two legislations by July-August, 2023.

Speaking at an event in Bhubaneswar, Vaishnaw said the entire telecom industry and the digital industry were guided by the Indian Telegraph Act, 1985, which is a 137-year-old law.

“There has been sea change over the years and the Prime Minister had directed to prepare a comprehensive digital legal framework. As many provisions of the Telegraph Act were stuck in complex legal litigation, we could start rewriting the law only after 2020.