DPDP Act · 2023 · Act No. 22 of 2023 + Rules 2025

India’s data protection law,
mapped out.

One idea, repeated throughout the Act and Rules: it’s your data, so whoever holds it must ask properly, use it fairly, and answer for it when they don’t. Tap around, or search for any provision , everything below is a plain language map of the Act as consolidated to 19 November 2025 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (including the operational detail that was previously abbreviated).

Already in force Starts 13 Nov 2026 Starts 13 May 2027

The DPDP Act · 2023 + Rules 2025

Nine chapters, the Rules, the fines, the numbers.

From defining the rules to deciding what happens when those rules are broken. About this Act →

01 Foundation 02 Governance 03 Enforcement

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About this ActWhy it exists, and how it’s built , tap for the short version