New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The government is preparing to release the final rules of theDigital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, with notification expected imminently. The Act, passed in 2023, is widely seen as a turning point in India's digital governance framework, balancing individual privacy rights with the demands of a growing digital economy.

Draft rules were circulated in January 2025, followed by consultations across industry and civil society. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has now confirmed the framework is ready. With privacy recognized as a fundamental right by the Supreme Court in the landmark Puttaswamy vs. Union of India judgment of 2017, the DPDP Act represents the most comprehensive le...