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BENGALURU: Union Minister of State for Skill Development Rajeev Chandrasekhar, praised the recently Digital Personal Data Protection Act as a world-class legislation.
“The Digital Personal Data Protection Act is a world-class legislation. On August 15, 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi introduced the term ‘techade,’ reflecting his vision of a future full of technological opportunities for students, young Indians who will be part of the workforce tomorrow. Looking back to 2010, when I was an MP, I introduced a private members’ bill in the Parliament, asking for privacy to be recognized as a fundamental right,” he recounted.
During the session, he recounted the journey behind the creation of the historic Data Personal Data Protection Act, charting its course from inception to its present status as a law. He shared his journey, which commenced in 2010 when he initially introduced the concept of privacy as a subject of parliamentary debate during the UPA era.
