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India's Joint Panel on Data Protection has Been Given an Extension to Submit its Current Report

India's Joint Panel on Data Protection has Been Given an Extension to Submit its Current Report

The Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, received an extension followed by Lok Sabha's approval. The committee will be able to submit its report during the Parliament's Winter Session with the help of this funding.

To this note, PP Chaudhary, the newly appointed Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, and Bhartruhari Mahtab, a Lok Sabha Member, presented the motion for an extension.

In 2019, the Personal Data Protection Bill was first proposed in Parliament and then sent to a committee for modifications. Meenakshi Lekhi, a Member of Parliament, led the committee until she was sworn in as the new Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture as part of the Cabinet upheaval earlier this month.

Finally, The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 can be noted as a major piece of legislation that aims to govern how personal data is processed, collected, and stored in India. Data localization, data portability, and the right to be forgotten are all included in the Act. Additionally, the bill also calls for the establishment of an Indian Data Protection Authority to oversee the use of personal data by businesses.

 

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