WHAT HAS HAPPENED? On 13 th  November 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“ MeitY ”) notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“ Rules ”) under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“ Act ”). With this, India’s long-anticipated data protection framework is officially operational. The draft Rules were first released for public consultation on 3 rd  January 2025. Along with the Rules, MeitY has also published Notifications on

The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“ Rules ”) along with a separate notification providing details on the phased framework for the implementation of obligations under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“ Act ”) have been notified and published on the E-Gazette on 13 November 2025. The notification follows a structured, multi-phase wise implementation approach. Only a few governance and administrative provisions under the Act take effect immediatel

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