Govt in talks with major companies to compress compliance timelines under DPDP Act: Ashwini Vaishnaw

NEW DELHI: The government is actively engaging with industry to “significantly compress the compliance timelines” for the recently enacted Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, said the minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday. The minister, while speaking to media on Monday, also highlighted that once the Data Protection Board is established and the complete digital framework—already prepared—is rolled out, the government will introduce further amendments to the rules to shorten the timelines.