On Thursday, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, stated that the government would release the draft Digital India bill to the public for consultation by the end this month.
The Digital India Act will replace the Information Technology Act 2020. Experts and government officials believe that this Act needs to be updated to reflect changing internet situations.
Chandrasekhar stated that both bills (Digital Personal Data Protection Bill and Digital India Bill), were expected to be brought to Parliament together at the CII Global Economic Policy Summit.
The government intends to introduce the data privacy bill during the next Budget session.
The data protection bill sets out rights and duties for citizens and data fiduciaries obligations to lawfully use data collected. However, the Digital India bill will focus more on transparency of internet, trust and accountability.
Chandrasekhar stated that the Information Technology Act 2000 was being rewritten to reflect the latest developments in the post-Internet age to manage binaries, consumer rights, and other issues. FE
