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This Act directly impacts fundamental rights (right to privacy), the digital economy, e-governance, and the regulatory landscape for technology companies, making it essential for understanding data governance in India.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, is a landmark legislation in India that establishes a comprehensive legal framework for regulating the processing of digital personal data, ensuring the privacy rights of individuals.
Enactment Year
2023, replacing previous data protection efforts and frameworks.
Scope
Regulates the processing of digital personal data within India and for data fiduciaries outside India if related to offering goods/services to data principals in India.
Children's Privacy
Mandates parental consent for processing children’s personal data and prohibits practices detrimental to their well-being, such as tracking or targeted advertising.
Key Principles
Based on principles of consent, data minimization, purpose limitation, and accountability for data fiduciaries.
Rights of Data Principal
Right to access information, correction and erasure, grievance redressal, nomination.
Obligations of Data Fiduciary
Implement security safeguards, notify data breaches, establish grievance redressal, appoint Data Protection Officer (in some cases).
Static syllabus anchors
| Type | Reference |
|---|---|
| Conceptual area | Indian Polity & Governance |
| Conceptual area | Emerging Information Technologies |
| Conceptual area | Fundamental Rights |
Institutions & roles
| Body | Role |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) | Responsible for implementation and oversight |
| Data Protection Board of India | Enforces |
Prelims angle: Factual recall
Prelims angle: Multi-statement analysis
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Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct? 1. Its ...
Which of the following statements with regard to Large Language Models (LLMs) used in machine learning is/are correct ? 1. LLMs assign probabilities to the ...
Consider the following statements with respect to the AI Impact Summit, 2026 held in New Delhi : 1. The Summit's intellectual framework was based on three f...
Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct? 1. Its ...
Which of the following statements with regard to Large Language Models (LLMs) used in machine learning is/are correct ? 1. LLMs assign probabilities to the ...
Consider the following statements with respect to the AI Impact Summit, 2026 held in New Delhi : 1. The Summit's intellectual framework was based on three f...
Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct? 1. Its ...
Which of the following statements with regard to Large Language Models (LLMs) used in machine learning is/are correct ? 1. LLMs assign probabilities to the ...
With reference to Web 3-0, consider the following statements : 1. Web 3-0 technology enables people to control their own data. 2. In Web 3-0 world, there ca...
Consider the following 1. Aarogya Setu 2. CoWIN 3. Digi Locker 4. DIKSHA Which of the above are built on top of open-source digital platforms?
With reference to Web 3-0, consider the following statements : 1. Web 3-0 technology enables people to control their own data. 2. In Web 3-0 world, there ca...
Consider the following 1. Aarogya Setu 2. CoWIN 3. Digi Locker 4. DIKSHA Which of the above are built on top of open-source digital platforms?
In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cybersecurity incidents? 1. Service providers 2. Data centres 3. Body corporate...
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Smart India Hackathon 2017? 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city of ou...
In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cybersecurity incidents? 1. Service providers 2. Data centres 3. Body corporate...
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Smart India Hackathon 2017? 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city of ou...
In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cybersecurity incidents? 1. Service providers 2. Data centres 3. Body corporate...
Open questionWhich of the following statements is/are correct regarding Smart India Hackathon 2017? 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city of ou...
Open questionIn India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cybersecurity incidents? 1. Service providers 2. Data centres 3. Body corporate...
Open questionWhich of the following statements is/are correct regarding Smart India Hackathon 2017? 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city of ou...
Open questionWith reference to Web 3-0, consider the following statements : 1. Web 3-0 technology enables people to control their own data. 2. In Web 3-0 world, there ca...
Open questionConsider the following 1. Aarogya Setu 2. CoWIN 3. Digi Locker 4. DIKSHA Which of the above are built on top of open-source digital platforms?
Open questionWith reference to Web 3-0, consider the following statements : 1. Web 3-0 technology enables people to control their own data. 2. In Web 3-0 world, there ca...
Open questionConsider the following 1. Aarogya Setu 2. CoWIN 3. Digi Locker 4. DIKSHA Which of the above are built on top of open-source digital platforms?
Open questionConsider the following statements with respect to the AI Impact Summit, 2026 held in New Delhi : 1. The Summit's intellectual framework was based on three f...
Open questionWhich of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct? 1. Its ...
Open questionWhich of the following statements with regard to Large Language Models (LLMs) used in machine learning is/are correct ? 1. LLMs assign probabilities to the ...
Open questionConsider the following statements with respect to the AI Impact Summit, 2026 held in New Delhi : 1. The Summit's intellectual framework was based on three f...
Open questionWhich of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct? 1. Its ...
Open questionWhich of the following statements with regard to Large Language Models (LLMs) used in machine learning is/are correct ? 1. LLMs assign probabilities to the ...
Open questionConsider the following statements with respect to the AI Impact Summit, 2026 held in New Delhi : 1. The Summit's intellectual framework was based on three f...
Open questionWhich of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct? 1. Its ...
Open questionWhich of the following statements with regard to Large Language Models (LLMs) used in machine learning is/are correct ? 1. LLMs assign probabilities to the ...
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Practice official previous year questions asked by UPSC related to this concept.
Consider the following statements with respect to the AI Impact Summit, 2026 held in New Delhi : 1. The Summit's intellectual framework was based on three f...
In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cybersecurity incidents? 1. Service providers 2. Data centres 3. Body corporate...
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Smart India Hackathon 2017? 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city of ou...
Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct? 1. Its ...
Which of the following is/are the aim/aims of "Digital India" Plan of the Government of India? 1. Formation of India's own Internet companies like China did...
Regarding ‘DigiLocker’, sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a digital locker system offered by the Governm...
Which of the following statements with regard to Large Language Models (LLMs) used in machine learning is/are correct ? 1. LLMs assign probabilities to the ...
With reference to Web 3-0, consider the following statements : 1. Web 3-0 technology enables people to control their own data. 2. In Web 3-0 world, there ca...
With reference to communication technologies, what is/are the difference/differences between LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and VoLTE (Voice over Long-Term Evolut...
Consider the following statements regarding AI Action Summit held in Grand Palais, Paris in February 2025: I. Co-chaired with India, the event builds on the...
Consider the following 1. Aarogya Setu 2. CoWIN 3. Digi Locker 4. DIKSHA Which of the above are built on top of open-source digital platforms?
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