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title: "Section 34: Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India"
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# Section 34: Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India

*The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023), Chapter VIII: PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATION. Comes into force on 13 May 2027.*

## Official text

All sums realised by way of penalties imposed by the Board under this Act, shall be credited to the Consolidated Fund of India.



## Interpretation in plain English (not legal advice)

> This is a plain-English interpretation of the official text, prepared by the DPDP Wiki editorial team. It is not the law and not legal advice, and it may be incomplete or wrong. Always rely on the official text of the Act, the Rules and the notifications, and take advice from a qualified professional for your situation.

Section 34 of the Act establishes a clear rule for handling the money collected through financial penalties. When the Board, which is the regulatory body responsible for enforcing this law, imposes a penalty under this Act, the collected funds do not stay with the Board. Instead, the law requires that all sums realised by way of these penalties must be credited directly to the Consolidated Fund of India. This provision ensures a strict separation between the authority that issues the fines and the destination of the money. Because the Board cannot keep the penalty money to fund its own operations, this rule dictates exactly where the money must go. Every sum collected as a penalty under the Act is simply transferred to the Consolidated Fund of India as required by the text.

### Key points

- All sums realised from penalties imposed by the Board must be credited to the Consolidated Fund of India.
- The Board does not retain the penalty money it collects for its own use.
- This rule applies to all penalties imposed under the Act.

### Common misreadings

- Assuming the Board keeps the penalty money to fund its own operations, when the text explicitly directs all sums to the Consolidated Fund of India.

*Interpretation prepared 2026-09-09 from the official text only; the official text prevails.*

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Cite as: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, s. 34. Official source: https://www.meity.gov.in/static/uploads/2024/06/2bf1f0e9f04e6fb4f8fef35e82c42aa5.pdf