RAS question
Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) was passed in India in:
Correct answer: (C) 2023.
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act was passed in 2023, with the Act dated 11 August 2023.
Explanation
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is the correct reference because India Code identifies it as the 2023 Act and carries the date 11 August 2023. The Act regulates the processing of digital personal data, with consent as a central basis for such processing. It also provides for the Data Protection Board of India, places security obligations on data fiduciaries, and recognises Data Principal rights such as access, correction and erasure. For cross-border processing, the Act allows the Central Government to restrict transfers of personal data to notified countries or territories outside India. These features anchor the answer to 2023, not an earlier draft year or a future date.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 2019 is wrong because the verified Act text is titled the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and is dated 11 August 2023.
- (B) 2021 is wrong because India Code does not identify a 2021 DPDP Act; the enacted law is the 2023 Act.
- (D) 2025 is wrong because the Act had already been passed in 2023, as shown by the verified India Code text.
Concept
This tests science-and-technology governance, especially digital rights, data protection and regulatory institutions. RAS often asks such current legal frameworks because they connect technology policy with citizens' rights and state administration.