Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019

This article is about an earlier proposed Data Protection legislation by the Government of India which was withdrawn. For the present Data Protection Law, see Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
Parliament of India
  • Personal Data Protection Bill 2019
Territorial extentIndia
Enacted byParliament of India
Legislative history
Introduced byRavi Shankar Prasad Minister of Electronics and Information
Introduced11 December 2019
Committee reportJoint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Personal Data Protection
Status: Withdrawn

The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (PDP Bill 2019) was a proposed legislation by the Parliament of India which was withdrawn. The bill covers mechanisms for protection of personal data and proposes the setting up of a Data Protection Authority of India for the same.[1] Some key provisions the 2019 Bill provides for which the 2018 draft Bill did not, such as that the central government can exempt any government agency from the Bill and the Right to Be Forgotten, have been included.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019". PRSIndia. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Key Changes in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 from the Srikrishna Committee Draft". SFLC.in. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ Mandavia, Megha (10 December 2019). "Data Protection Bill: Centre has the power to exempt any government agency from application of Act". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.