In a landmark moment for digital governance, Parliament has passed the Digital Rights and Data Protection Bill after weeks of intense debate across both houses.
The bill establishes comprehensive data privacy protections for Indian citizens, including the right to data portability, the right to be forgotten, and strict penalties for data breaches by corporations. It also creates an independent Digital Rights Commission to oversee compliance.
Opposition parties initially raised concerns about surveillance provisions but agreed to support the bill after amendments were incorporated to strengthen judicial oversight of government data access requests.