India, Nov. 14 -- The IT ministry (MeitY) has opened the registration process for consent managers under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023.

The registration framework, which came into effect on November 13, will enable eligible Indian companies to apply for registration. IT secretary S Krishnan also launched an online portal, dpbi.gov.in today to enable the companies to submit their applications to the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI).

A consent manager is an entity registered with the DPBI that enables individuals, referred to as data principals (DPs) under the Act, to give, manage, review and withdraw consent for the processing of their personal data through an interoperable platform.

The framework seeks to g...