QUESTION 10
GS3
10 marks
Describe the context and salient features of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
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150 words
What the examiner wants
Describe the background and main features of the DPDP Act, 2023.
DescribeGive a clear, detailed account of the main features.
Demand-wise check
- 1Context: Puttaswamy (2017), Srikrishna Committee (2018), earlier bills withdrawn, growth of digital economy≈35 words
- 2Features: consent-based processing, legitimate uses, rights of data principals, duties of data fiduciaries, significant data fiduciaries, children's data, Data Protection Board, penalties up to ₹250 crore, cross-border transfer by negative list, government exemptions≈35 words
- 3Rules notified in 2025≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
ContextFeaturesConcerns (exemptions, RTI amendment)Conclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only context or only features
- Not mentioning the Data Protection Board
Draw this
- Diagram: data principal ↔ data fiduciary ↔ Data Protection Board
Value addition
- LawDPDP Act, 2023 penalties go up to ₹250 crore per breach.Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
- ReportJustice B.N. Srikrishna Committee (2018) drafted the first data protection bill.MeitY
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 21 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 19 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 47 ↗Same syllabus reference
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