India's Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the government may give the tech industry approximately six months to comply with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, The Economic Times of India reports. Chandrasekhar said the exact transition period will be determined through stakeholder consultation, but "will not give them (two) years" while ensuring time "so the transition is orderly."
5 Sept. 2023
India floats 6-month compliance deadline for DPDPA
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