Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

Section 14 of the DPDPA recognises the “Right to Nominate” as a right of the Data Principal. The DPDP Rules, 2025 leave certain aspects of this right open to debate, as they appear legally unclear. The section 14 of DPDPA … Continue reading →

FDPPI, (www.fdppi.in) in association with Cyber Law College (www.cyberlawcollege.in) of Naavi (www.naavi.org) is launching a program for “Training the Trainers for DPDPA”. Interested persons may contact Naavi. The curriculum, the fees, mode of conduct etc will be announced as and … Continue reading →

We are now around 213 days from 13th May 2027 when DPDPA will be fully effective. Many organizations have already started implementation. Action has started on three fronts Engagement of consultants for implementation Conducting Awareness Training Create a Governance Structure … Continue reading →

It has been an interesting last week when I visited two major Gramina Banks namely Rajashthan Gramina Bank in Jodhpur and Madhya Pradesh Gramina Bank in Indore to discuss with their senior staff such as General managers and Regional managers … Continue reading →

Meity has issued a Gazette Notification on some minor corrections in DPDPA 2026. The notification is available here. The corrections are as follows: 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Order may be called the Digital Personal Data Protection (Removal … Continue reading →

The DGPSI System which started as a model DPDPA Compliance system in 2023 has come a long way in the last 3 years. What started with DGPSI-Full Version later was modified as DGPSI-Lite version which we are now calling as … Continue reading →