Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said all efforts are being taken to fast track the Bill.
The government plans to have wider consultations, including inter-ministerial ones, on the draft personal data protection Bill before introducing it in the Parliament. Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said all efforts are being taken to fast track the Bill. The Bill needs Parliamentary approval to become an Act.
Efforts are on to introduce the Bill in the upcoming session of Parliament beginning December 11, Prasad said.
"This being a milestone legislation, widest consultation is always desirable. One (phase of consultation) was done under Justice BN Srikrishna, next we put it up online for feedback...Then there will be inter-ministerial consultation," he said.
Till now, the ministry has received about 650 responses so far to the draft version of the data protection Bill submitted by Justice BN Srikrishna Committee in July this year. The committee had recommended storing one copy of all personal data in India, while critical information can be stored only locally. However, the definition of 'critical personal data' has been left for the government to decide.
The draft Bill has also suggests measures for safeguarding personal information, defines obligations of data processors as also rights of individuals, and proposes penalties for violation.
Prasad also said that Digital India initiatives had gone beyond the political divide. No state is opposing the flagship initiative that has the potential to change India, he said.
He, however, added that digital medium has to be safe and secure to ensure equitable spread of benefits. India's digital inclusion initiative is already being acknowledged globally. In less than five years, the government has made 307 government services available on Umang platform and efforts are on to bring all central and state services on this platform, he said.
Wider Feedback
- Government plans to hold wider consultation on the draft Bill before introducing it in upcoming Parliament session.
- After e-feedback, govt to hold inter-ministerial consultation.
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