Centre withdraws Data Protection Bill from Lok Sabha

The government on Wednesday said it will withdraw its much-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 which has seen 81 amendments in the past three years.

Published: 03rd August 2022 05:35 PM  |   Last Updated: 03rd August 2022 05:35 PM   |  A+A A-

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By PTI

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday withdrew the Data Protection Bill from the Lok Sabha.

The Bill was introduced on December 11, 2019.

It was referred to the Joint Committee of the Houses for examination and the report of the committee was presented to the Lok Sabha on December 16, 2021.

The Bill, withdrawn by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, aimed to provide protection of digital privacy to individuals relating to their personal data, specify the flow and usage of data, and create a relationship of trust between persons and entities processing the data.

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