MeitY releases draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 for consultation
The draft rules to operationalise the DPDP Act, 2023 are open for comments on MyGov until 18 February 2025.
Summary
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 for public consultation on 3 January 2025. The draft DPDP Rules, 2025 are meant to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and cover notice by Data Fiduciaries, registration of Consent Managers, personal data breach intimation, processing of children's data, and the setting up and functioning of the Data Protection Board as a digital office. MeitY said the rules follow the SARAL framework of simple drafting, and comments can be submitted on the MyGov portal until 18 February 2025.
Key facts
- Released
- 3 January 2025 by MeitY
- Parent law
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- Last date for comments
- 18 February 2025, via MyGov
- Drafting approach
- SARAL framework — simple language, illustrations, explanatory note
- Covers
- Notice by Data Fiduciary; Consent Managers; breach intimation; children's and disabled persons' data; Data Protection Board as digital office; appeal to Appellate Tribunal
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 released on 3 January 2025 are meant to implement which law?
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Correct answer: D — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
PIB (MeitY): the draft rules facilitate implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
What was the last date for submitting comments on the draft DPDP Rules, 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 18 February 2025
PIB (MeitY): feedback may be submitted via the MyGov portal and the last date is 18 February 2025.
Consider the following statements about the draft DPDP Rules, 2025: 1. They provide for the Data Protection Board to function as a digital office. 2. They were drafted in line with the SARAL framework. 3. Comments on them were invited only through written submissions to the Ministry of Law and Justice. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB (MeitY): the rules cover the functioning of the Board as a digital office and follow the SARAL framework; comments are invited via the MyGov portal, so statement 3 is wrong.