v Introduction of DPDP Act Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is an act of India to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognizes both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Act received the assent of the president on the 11 th August, 2023. Important milestones in DPDP Act v Aug-2017 – Supreme Court of India declares Right to Privacy as fundamental right. v July-2018 – Draft Personal Data Protection (PDP) bill proposed v Dec-2019 – PDP bill proposed in parliament and was referred to JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) v Dec-2021 – JPC release report and new version of DPA (Data Protection Act) v Nov-2022 – Draft DPDPB(Digital Personal Data Protection Bill) was shared and withdrawn PDP bill v July-2023 – Cabinet approves DPDP bill v Aug-2023 – The President of India assent...