Cabinet clears Data Protection Bill, likely to be tabled in Parliament soon

Once cleared by the Parliament, the Personal Data Protection Bill will have repercussions for industries across the board

The long-awaited Data Protection Bill got a nod from the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, paving the way for it to be tabled in the Parliament in the ongoing Winter Session. 

"Very important subject how data protection will be done. It is an important subject the world over. The Bill will be keeping India's and people's rights in mind,"  said Prakash Javadekar, the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while addressing the press after a cabinet meeting which took place in the morning. 

The Personal Data Protection Bill has been in the works for nearly a year now, and has