Govt lists Personal Data Protection Bill for parliament's winter session

The bill deals with handling and processing of consumer data by corporates, including restrictions and penalties

The Personal Data Protection Bill has been listed to be tabled in the Winter Session of Parliament which will begin on Monday, a notification on the Lok Sabha website said. The long-awaited Bill deals with handling and processing of consumer data by corporate entities, while introducing restrictions and penalties.

The draft Bill, which was released last year, created a huge controversy, with several global technology companies alleging that the move will curtail their ability of doing business in the country apart from driving cost of operations. The proposals are mostly based on a report submitted by Justice B N Srikrishna