The Government has withdrew the Personal Data Protection bill 2019 after four years of deliberation. It is to be replaced with another one that has a comprehensive framework and is in alignment with the contemporary digital privacy laws.
The government withdrew the bill because the Joint Parliamentary commitee has recommended 81 amendments to it l, which has 99 sections. JPC had made 12 recommendations.
The JPC's report on Personal Data Protection bill had identified many issues that were relevant but beyond the scope of modern digitap privacy law.
The first draft was presented in July 2018, the Minister of state for Electronics and Information Technology started drafting the bill in October 2018.
Industry stakeholders suspect a lack of agreement between two factions within the government has led to the scrapping of the bill. This can be a setback for the big tech or corporate world but also for individuals and consumers and privacy first organizations that worked for engaging with government and consumers.
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