Govt looks to table data bill soon, draft at advanced stage

New Delhi | Bengaluru: The timeline for public consultations on the new data bill may be announced by the end of August as the ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) is at an “advanced stage with the draft of the comprehensive framework,” a senior official told ET. The government withdrew the previous version of the bill on Wednesday.

The Centre is looking at three aspects that will constitute the new legislation–the national data governance framework, the new data protection bill and the new IT Act. One of the officials said that while one of the three aspects–the national data governance framework, which deals with regulating non-personal data–is almost ready with public consultation completed on its draft, the other two are now left to be finalised.

The government is looking to introduce the new data legislation in the winter session of parliament.