Data protection law draft finalised

Data protection law draft finalised

The draft Personal Data Protection Legislation, defining measures to protect personal data of individuals held by banks, telecom operators, hospitals and other personal data aggregating and processing entities, has now been finalized by the Ministry of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology.The final draft of the Bill,prepared by the Legal Draftsman Departmentand the Data Protection Drafting Committee of the Ministry,will be released through the website by the Ministry of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology this week, government sources said.