The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

G.S.R. 846(E).––– Whereas draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 40 of the of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (22 of 2023), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology vide number G.S.R. 02 (E), dated the 3rd January, 2025, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 3rd January, 2025, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of forty-five days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to public; And whereas copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 3rd January, 2025; And whereas objections and suggestions were received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore in exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 40 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (22 of 2023), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: —