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-The '''Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (PDP Bill 2019)''' was tabled in the Indian Parliament by the [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] on 11 December 2019.<ref name=":0" /> As of March, 2020 the Bill is being analyzed by a [[Joint Parliamentary Committee]] (JPC) in consultation with experts and stakeholders. The JPC, which was set up in December, 2019, is headed by BJP Member of Parliament (MP) [[Meenakshi Lekhi]]. While the JPC was tasked with a short deadline to finalize the draft law before the Budget Session of 2020, it has sought more time to study the Bill and consult stakeholders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/jpc-wants-more-time-to-submit-data-bill-note/articleshow/74800912.cms?from=mdr|title=Joint parliamentary committee wants more time to submit data bill note|newspaper=The Economic Times|last1=Agarwal|first1=Surabhi}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1601695|title = Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 seeks views and suggestions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/personal-data-protection-bill-expect-more-tweaks-post-parliament-panel-consultations/story/392160.html|title=Personal Data Protection Bill: More drama ahead|last=Das|first=Goutam|date=17 December 2019|website=Business Today|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>
+The '''Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (PDP Bill 2019)''' was tabled in the Indian Parliament by the [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] on 11 December 2019.<ref name=":0" /> As of March, 2020 the Bill is being analyzed by a [[Joint Parliamentary Committee]] (JPC) in consultation with experts and stakeholders. The JPC, which was set up in December, 2019, is headed by BJP Member of Parliament (MP) [[Meenakshi Lekhi]]. While the JPC was tasked with a short deadline to finalize the draft law before the Budget Session of 2020, it has sought more time to study the Bill and consult stakeholders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/jpc-wants-more-time-to-submit-data-bill-note/articleshow/74800912.cms?from=mdr|title=Joint parliamentary committee wants more time to submit data bill note|newspaper=The Economic Times|last1=Agarwal|first1=Surabhi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1601695|title = Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 seeks views and suggestions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/personal-data-protection-bill-expect-more-tweaks-post-parliament-panel-consultations/story/392160.html|title=Personal Data Protection Bill: More drama ahead|last=Das|first=Goutam|date=17 December 2019|website=Business Today|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>
 The Bill covers mechanisms for protection of personal data and proposes the setting up of a '''Data Protection Authority of India''' for the same.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://prsindia.org/billtrack/personal-data-protection-bill-2019|title=The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019|date=2019-12-11|website=PRSIndia|language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref> Some key provisions the 2019 Bill provides for which the 2018 draft Bill did not, such as that the central government can exempt any government agency from the Bill and the [[Right to be forgotten|Right to Be Forgotten]], have been included.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sflc.in/key-changes-personal-data-protection-bill-2019-srikrishna-committee-draft|title=Key Changes in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 from the Srikrishna Committee Draft|website=SFLC.in|language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/data-protection-bill-centre-has-the-power-to-exempt-any-government-agency-from-application-of-act/articleshow/72454669.cms|title=Data Protection Bill: Centre has the power to exempt any government agency from application of Act|last=Mandavia|first=Megha|date=2019-12-10|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref>
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 == Provisions ==
 The Bill aims to:<ref>[http://164.100.47.4/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/Asintroduced/373_2019_LS_Eng.pdf The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019]</ref>
-{{Quote|text=to provide for protection of the privacy of individuals relating to their personal data, specify the flow and usage of personal data, create a relationship of trust between persons and entities processing the personal data, protect the fundamental rights of individuals whose personal data are processed, to create a framework for organisational and technical measures in processing of data, laying down norms for social media intermediary, cross-border transfer, accountability of entities processing personal data, remedies for unauthorised and harmful processing, and to establish a Data Protection Authority of India for the said purposes and for matters connected there with or incidental thereto.|sign=|source=}}
+{{Blockquote|text=to provide for protection of the privacy of individuals relating to their personal data, specify the flow and usage of personal data, create a relationship of trust between persons and entities processing the personal data, protect the fundamental rights of individuals whose personal data are processed, to create a framework for organisational and technical measures in processing of data, laying down norms for social media intermediary, cross-border transfer, accountability of entities processing personal data, remedies for unauthorised and harmful processing, and to establish a Data Protection Authority of India for the said purposes and for matters connected there with or incidental thereto.|sign=|source=}}
 == Criticism ==
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 [[Forbes India]] reports that "there are concerns that the Bill [...] gives the government blanket powers to access citizens' data."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/leaderboard/the-personal-data-protection-bill-could-be-a-serious-threat-to-indians-privacy/56623/1|title=The Personal Data Protection Bill could be a serious threat to Indians' privacy|website=Forbes India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>
-[[Jaiveer Shergill]], a prominent Supreme Court Lawyer has shared the pitfalls and gaps of the current version of the draft bill. There are serious loopholes of how the bill is unable to identify the scope of governmental bodies in distinguishing who has access to the personal data of the citizens and missing state bodies to monitor the personal data. <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/control-rather-than-privacy/article38209039.ece|title=Control rather than privacy |website=The Hindu|language=en|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref>
+[[Jaiveer Shergill]], a prominent Supreme Court Lawyer has shared the pitfalls and gaps of the current version of the draft bill. There are serious loopholes of how the bill is unable to identify the scope of governmental bodies in distinguishing who has access to the personal data of the citizens and missing state bodies to monitor the personal data.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/control-rather-than-privacy/article38209039.ece|title=Control rather than privacy |website=The Hindu|language=en|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref>
 == See also ==
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 * [https://dataprotectionindia.in/act/ Personal Data Protection Bill 2019]
 * [https://www.isolve.in/personal-data-protection-bill-2019-compliance-tech-companies/ PDP Bill 2019: Impact on tech companies]
-{{Indian legislation|state=collapsed}}
 [[Category:Information privacy]]
 [[Category:Data laws of Asia]]
 [[Category:Data protection]]
-[[Category:Law in India]]
+[[Category:Law of India]]
 [[Category:Computing legislation]]
 [[Category:Information technology in India]]