89 amendments, 1 new clause in final draft of India Data Protection Bill
SECTIONS
Share
Synopsis
The final draft of India s Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, is likely to be tabled in the upcoming budget session of the Parliament that begins on January 29.
Agencies
The joint parliamentary committee has extensively debated all aspects of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, and every member has been heard and each concern has been addressed , chairperson and BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi says.
New Delhi: The final draft of India s Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, will include 89 amendments, add one new clause and two new amendments in the Schedule (the annexure to the main Bill), chairperson of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) Meenakshi Lekhi told ET.
We missed this earlier.
In a joint submission to the Labour Ministry, a group of 23 trade unions, civil society organisations and members of academia have raised concerns with the Draft Rules for the Code on Social Security, 2020. In particular, they have raised concerns surrounding the burden of registration of workers, workers’ data privacy, and overall ease of accessibility to benefits, among other things. The submission lays down concerns as well as recommendations on the Draft Rules that seek to govern social security benefits for gig workers and platform workers, for which the Ministry had begun consultations in November.
The submission, made on December 21, has been endorsed by unions such as the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT), All India IT and ITeS Employees’ Union (AIITEU), and All India Gig Workers Union; and civil society organisations such as the Centre for Internet & Society, IT For Change, and Tandem Research.
89 changes recommended by Parliamentary panel examining Personal Data Protection Bill PTI
New Delhi: A parliamentary committee examining the Personal Data Protection Bill has recommended 89 amendments to the proposed legislation, including changing its title and schedule, the panel’s chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi said Wednesday.
The draft of the bill, approved by the Cabinet in December 2019, proposes to put restriction on use of personal data without explicit consent of citizens.
Proposing a penalty of up to Rs 15 crore and up to three-year jail term for company executives for violating privacy norms, the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in February last year. Later, it was referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament headed by BJP MP Lekhi.
Parliamentary panel examining Personal Data Protection Bill recommends 89 changes: Lekhi
SECTIONS
Last Updated: Jan 06, 2021, 09:57 PM IST
Share
Synopsis
Proposing a penalty of up to Rs 15 crore and up to three-year jail term for company executives for violating privacy norms, the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in February last year. Later, it was referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament headed by BJP MP Lekhi.
Meenakshi Lekhi, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee.
NEW DELHI:A parliamentary committee examining the Personal Data Protection Bill has recommended 89 amendments to the proposed legislation, including changing its title and schedule, the panel s chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday. The draft of the bill, approved by the Cabinet in December 2019, proposes to put restriction on use of personal data without explicit consent of citizens.
January 3, 2021
Increasing surveillance capacities and a litany of state and legal interventions, and the potential of collective action in 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has centred the importance of digital spaces in our lives, irrevocably changing the way we work, study, communicate and access basic services. As schools and universities across the country shut down to stymie the spread of the virus, the problem of unequal access to technologies and internet services was underscored by the experience of students from lower-income backgrounds and the peripheries. Images of students from Gilgit-Baltistan having to traverse mountains and long distances to access internet signals were shared widely as students protested the inequalities inherent in virtual classrooms. Access to internet is intrinsically tied to one’s class and geographical locations, however, there are also political dynamics at play as some areas of the country are denied access to mobile, fast-paced internet on the p