Industry leaders and policymakers deliberate on draft DPDP rules

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology organised a consultation meeting with government officials and industry on the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to India's data protection framework ahead of the public feedback deadline of February 18, 2025.

The consultation was chaired by Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Railways, and Information & Broadcasting.

The session brought together over 200 participants, including key government officials from various ministries, industry leaders, legal experts, and policymakers, to deliberate on the rules designed to support the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. The consultation attracted representatives from various sectors such as technology, consulting, MSMEs, banking, and finance. Some notable organizations in attendance included DSCI, NPCI, PwC, Apple, Microsoft, Snapchat, Accenture, Zomato, Deloitte, KPMG, PhonePe, OpenAI, and others.

Speaking at the event, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and Information & Broadcasting underlined the government’s approach to the Digital Personal Data Protection framework and said “The objective that we had set for ourselves is to keep it simple, be principle-based rather than prescriptive, and let the law and rules evolve rather than casting everything in stone, trust-based approach rather than a cynical one”.

Shri Vaishnaw also highlighted the importance of understanding the full scope of the framework, stressing that to gain a clear understanding of the framework for safeguarding personal data, it is essential to consider the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and the Draft Rules, 2025, in conjunction.

The consultation session commenced with a presentation given by Shri Bhuvnesh Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, outlining the key elements of the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025.