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New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) After the withdrawal of the ‘Data Protection Bill, 2021’ in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the government is now hopeful that the new bill will be passed in the next budget session of Parliament. would be able to. The government on Wednesday withdrew the ‘Data Protection Bill, 2021’ in the Lok Sabha. The bill was introduced in the House on December 11, 2019. It was then referred to a joint committee of both the houses. The report of the committee was tabled in the Lok Sabha on December 16, 2021. Vaishnava
The government on Wednesday withdrew the ‘Data Protection Bill, 2021’ in the Lok Sabha.
The bill was introduced in the House on December 11, 2019. It was then referred to a joint committee of both the houses. The report of the committee was tabled in the Lok Sabha on December 16, 2021.
Vaishnav told PTI-language that the committee has suggested 81 amendments in its report. Apart from this, 12 key suggestions have also been given. In such a situation, a new draft will have to be brought.
“We have prepared a new draft without compromising on the principles of privacy and the judgment of the Supreme Court. Today we have completed the parliamentary process and now soon we will bring the new draft for approval. Hopefully the new law will be passed by the budget session.
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajiv Chandrashekhar said that the government will bring a comprehensive bill that will take into account all aspects of the digital economy. It will have data privacy, rules for emerging technologies and a ‘Data Governance Framework’.
Sources said the new version of the bill, amendments to the IT Act, National Data Governance Framework, etc. will be tabled in Parliament to address all issues related to the IT sector, including data privacy.
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