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ARTICLE · 24 NOVEMBER 2025

Key Highlights Of The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

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India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("Act") enacted in August 2023, has now been operationalized through the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 ("Rules"), as notified on November 13, 2025.

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Siddharth Mahajan
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Vartika Prasad
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1. INTRODUCTION

India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("Act") enacted in August 2023, has now been operationalized through the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 ("Rules"), as notified on November 13, 2025. The implementation follows a staggered timeline, wherein, the provisions relating to key definitions and functioning of the Data Protection Board shall come into effect, immediately, upon publication in the Official Gazette (Rule 1, 2 and 17 to 21) i.e., on November 13, 2025, meanwhile the provisions related to Consent Manager registration becomes operative after one year i.e., November 13, 2026 (Rule 4), and the core compliance and operational requirements for Data Fiduciaries and Data Processors, and those relating to the rights of the Data Principals (Rule 3, 5 to 16, and 22-23) shall come into force after eighteen months i.e., May 13, 2027.

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