Parliament Panel Seeks Extension To Submit Report On Data Protection Bill
The much awaited report on the Personal Data Protection Bill is all set to be delayed further and will now be tabled in Parliament during the last week of the ongoing Winter session, as the joint committee which is looking into it, has sought extension for its presentation.
The committee will move a motion in Lok Sabha tomorrow, i.e. on December 1, to seek extension of time for submitting its report till the last week of the ongoing Winter session.
Chairman of the joint parliamentary committee on the bill, P P Chaudhary will move the motion tomorrow in Lok Sabha.
The Winter session, which had commenced on November 29, is to continue till December 23, 2021.
Wrapping up two years of discussions, the joint parliamentary committee had adopted the draft report on the Bill last week.
"That this House do extend up to the last week of the Winter Session of Parliament, 2021, the time for presentation of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019," the revised list of business for Lok Sabha for December 1, read.
The draft bill seeks to regulate the use of individual's data by the government and private companies.
The joint committee of Parliament was formed in December 2019 and the bill, which was introduced in Lok Sabha by the then minister for electronics and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, on December 11, 2019, was sent to it for deliberations amid protests by Opposition parties on its various clauses.Â
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019Â seeks to provide for protection of personal data of individuals, and establishes a Data Protection Authority for the same.
The joint committee was expected to submit its report on the bill in the Budget session earlier this year, however its chairman Mr Chaudhary, who is a BJP MP, had moved a motion in July seeking extension up to the Winter Session of Parliament to submit its report.Â
That was for the fifth occasion when the panel's tenure had received an extension. Prior to that also the panel could not submit its report after its previous chairperson BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi had become a minister in central government.
-
Unhedged Position: Can India See An Indonesia-Style Time Correction?
The Nifty is trading below levels it first clocked in 2024. Is there, then, as I have suggested in the headline, potential that the current time correction drags on painfully for the next three-five, even ten years?
-
Navigating Friction And Energy Realities: An Analysis Of Marco Rubio's October Visit To India
Occurring at a critical juncture marked by stalled trade negotiations and escalating geopolitical pressures over global energy supplies, the visit offers a profound window into modern US-India relations.
-
India Exports Capital. Why Not Export Trusteeship?
The big question, then, is whether India can build an institution that global borrowers, investors, banks, and lawyers can trust, even without an Indian connection.
-
France's Economy & Politics Are In Crisis | The Reason Why
Let's look at how the French economy and politics evolved under Nicolas Sarkozy, Franois Hollande and Emmanuel Macron.
-
You May Inherit The Business. You Must Earn Its Credibility.
Succession tests the founder's ability to share authority as much as it tests the next generation's readiness to assume it.
-
Signing Deals Is One Thing; Making Them Work Is Another | The Week In Whys
Sometimes, things don't turn out as planned. Indian companies have lost some bids to rivals, some projects won't produce until 2030.
-
FOMC Wall, PERM Suspension, Hospital Stocks | Talking Points This Week
A PERM suspension would directly affect green-card sponsorship rather than H-1B visas, so the near-term earnings impact could remain relatively limited. The key question is whether this marks a new phase in US scrutiny of Indian IT.
-
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once: Dalal Street's Week To Forget | Joining The Dots
Visa curbs, a Starlink spat and cancer drug caps: what connects this week's shocks for Indian markets
-
India Is Going Abroad For Critical Minerals. But It May Take Years To Pay Off | The Reason Why
Although India's steps are in the right direction, they remain modest compared with India's growing dependence.
-
When Everyone Has AI, What Gives You An Edge?
India's young workforce is entering an uncertain world of work where powerful AI tools are becoming widely accessible. The advantage will belong to those who combine deep expertise with digital fluency, and the distinctly human capabilities that technology cannot manufacture.
