Online Gaming Act to roll out from October 1: Ashwini Vaishnaw
The government will implement the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act from October 1, and the long-awaited Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules will be notified within the next 10 days, Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. Speaking at a pre-event conference for the upcoming AI Impact Summit 2026, the minister said both measures followed extensive stakeholder consultations and were now in their final stages.
