Published on : 14 Nov 2025, 10:11 am 3 min read

The Central government has notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 through the official gazette on November 13, 2025, several months after the draft rules were first released on January 3, 2025 for stakeholder comments.

A notable change is the clarification of when different sections of the rules come into effect:

Immediate effect: Provisions related to definitions (Rules 1 & 2) and the structure and procedures of the Data Protection Board (Rules 17 to 21) took effect upon the Gazette's publication on November 13, 2025.

1-year deferral: Rule 4, covering the registration and obligations of consent managers, will come into force 1 year after the publication date (November 2026).

Eighteen-month deferral: The ma

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