Establishment of the Data Protection Board of India

This official notification marks the formal creation of the Data Protection Board of India. The Central Government establishes the Board using its powers under section 18 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. The purpose of creating this Board is to allow it to exercise the specific powers and perform the various functions that the Act assigns to it.\n\nThe establishment of the Board becomes legally effective on the exact date this notification is published in the Official Gazette. Until that publication date, the Board does not officially exist under this specific notification.\n\nFinally, the notification sets a strict geographic requirement for the physical location of the Board. It mandates that the head office of the Data Protection Board of India must be situated in the National Capital Region of India. The text does not provide for the head office to be located anywhere else in the country.

Key points

• The Central Government officially establishes the Data Protection Board of India. [1]
• The Board is created to exercise powers and perform functions assigned to it by the Act. [1]
• The establishment takes effect from the date the notification is published in the Official Gazette. [1]
• The head office of the Board must be located in the National Capital Region of India. [2]

Common misreadings

• Assuming the Board's head office can be located anywhere in India; the text specifically requires it to be in the National Capital Region.