Justice B. N. Srikrishna to spearhead Data Protection Framework committee

Realizing the importance of data protection and keeping personal data of citizens secure and protected, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has, on 31st July 2017, constituted a Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Justice B N Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India.

Protection of Data is expected to provide a boost to Digital economy of the country which is a top priority and to address this ten-member expert committee has been formed. The committee includes representatives from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the IT ministry, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the academic community. The committee will not only study the various issues around data protection in India but will also draft a data protection bill that will be taken up for consideration by the Centre. Protection of Data is expected to provide big boost to Digital economy of the country.

Along with Justice Srikrishna, other members of the committee include DoT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan, UIDAI Head Ajay Bhushan Pandey, National Cybersecurity Coordinator Gulshan Rai, MeitY Additional Secretary Ajay Kumar, IIT Raipur Director Prof. Rajat Moona, IIM Indore Director Rishikesha T Krishnan, DSCI’s Rama Vedasree and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Arghya Sengupta.

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