Lok Sabha To Take Up Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Tomorrow

The Lok Sabha is to take up the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023 on Monday for consideration and passing.

Earlier on August 3, Union Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha.

Opposition members strongly opposed the introduction of the bill and said that the bill violates the fundamental right to privacy. They demanded that the bill should be sent to the standing committee for scrutiny. They said the government had withdrawn a bill on data protection last year and the new bill needs more scrutiny.

Mr Vaishnaw said that it is not a money bill and all issues raised by the opposition will be answered during the debate.

The Bill provides for the processing of digital personal data in a manner "that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes".

In view of the feedback from stakeholders and various agencies, the Bill was withdrawn in August 2022. On November 18, 2022, the government published a new draft Bill, titled the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022, and initiated a public consultation on this draft.

A comprehensive and detailed consultation was held on this subject. 21,666 comments were received from the public and a series of consultations were held with 46 sector organisations, associations and industry bodies.

Comments were also received from 38 ministries/departments of the Government of India. The reintroduced draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 proposed six types of penalties on non-companies to companies.

To prevent a personal data breach, a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore is being proposed in the draft bill which was put out for public comments. Besides, failure to notify the Board and affected Data Principals in the event of a personal data breach and non-fulfilment of additional obligations in relation to children may attract a penalty of up to Rs 200 crore.

Non-fulfilment of additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary under sections 11 and 16 of the Act may attract Rs 150 crore and Rs 10 crore fines, respectively.

Lastly, non-compliance with provisions of this Act other than those listed in (1) to (5) and any rule made thereunder will attract penalties up to Rs 50 crore. Points that emerged in the course of consultations and comments were thoroughly studied and the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 was finalised.

The purpose of this Act, the draft said, is to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognizes both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process personal data for lawful purposes.

During the drafting of the Personal Data Protection Bill in 2019, the government said that the entire gamut of principles was widely debated and discussed. These include the rights of individuals, duties of entities processing personal data and regulatory framework, among others.

The first principle of the proposed Bill is that usage of personal data by organisations must be done in a manner that is lawful, fair to the individuals concerned and transparent. The second principle of purpose limitation is that the personal data is used for the purposes for which it was collected.

The third principle of data minimisation is that only those items of personal data required for attaining a specific purpose must be collected. Among others, personal data should be limited to such duration as is necessary for the stated purpose for which personal data was collected and reasonable safeguards to ensure that there is no unauthorised collection or processing of personal data are some features.

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"Surveillance Of Citizens": Editors Guild's On Data Protection Bill

The Editors Guild of India on Sunday expressed concerns over certain provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, saying they can have an adverse impact on press freedom.

In a statement, the Guild said the DPDP Bill creates an enabling framework for surveillance of citizens, including journalists and their sources.

The Guild has asked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to refer the Bill to a parliamentary standing committee. It has also written about its concerns on the Bill to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and leaders of political parties in Parliament.

The government tabled the DPDP Bill in Lok Sabha on August 3 with an aim to protect the privacy of Indian citizens while proposing a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore on entities for misusing or failing to protect digital data of individuals.

The Bill comes six years after the Supreme Court held that right to privacy is a fundamental right.

Under Section 36 of the DPDP Bill, the Guild said, the government can ask any public or private entity (data fiduciary) to furnish personal information of citizens, including journalists and their sources.

It also voiced concerns over clause 17(2)(a) that allows the Union government to issue a notification exempting any "instrumentality of the State" from the provisions of this Bill, thereby out of the ambit of data protection restrictions, including internal sharing and processing of data.

Section 17(4) allows the government and its instrumentalities to retain personal data for an unlimited period of time, it added.

"We note, with dismay, that while the Bill, ostensibly to promote data protection, has failed to make any provisions that bring about the surveillance reform that is urgently needed, and in fact creates an enabling framework for surveillance of citizens, including journalists and their sources," the Guild said.

It said it is deeply concerned about the lack of exemptions for journalists from certain obligations of the law where the reporting on certain entities in public interest may conflict with their right to personal data protection.

The Justice Srikrishna Committee had provided a framework for balance between personal data protection and public interest, which is missing from the current bill, it said.

"This will lead to a chilling effect on journalistic activity in the country," the Guild said.

It said certain provisions of the Bill also shift the balance in favour of non-disclosure of information, including information sought by journalists in public interest, thereby reducing accountability.

The Guild has also flagged concerns over the composition of the Data Protection Board and stressed the need for it to be independent of the government.

The government has listed the DPDP Bill for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha on Monday.

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Will Spread Awareness About Importance Of Reading: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the 'Festival of Libraries' being organised here, saying such efforts will spread awareness about the importance of reading, particularly among the youth.

His remarks came in response to a tweet by Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation on the inauguration of the 'Festival of Libraries 2023' by President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday.

Here's the tweet:

Such efforts will spread awareness on the importance of reading, particularly among the youth. Good to see the emphasis on improving infrastructure in our libraries and boosting creative writing. https://t.co/43MXiqNmVm

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 6, 2023

"Such efforts will spread awareness on the importance of reading, particularly among the youth," PM Modi said.

"Good to see the emphasis on improving infrastructure in our libraries and boosting creative writing," he said. 

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Editors Guild "Deeply Concerned" About New Press And Periodicals Bill

The Editors Guild of India on Sunday voiced deep concerns about certain "draconian powers" in the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill that grant government powers to have more intrusive and arbitrary checks into the functioning of newspapers and magazines.

In a statement, the Guild demanded that the Press and Registration of Periodicals (PRP) Bill, which seeks to replace the Press and Registration of Books Act-1867, be referred to a Parliamentary Select Committee.

The Guild is concerned about the expansion of powers of the Press Registrar, the new restrictions on citizens to bring out periodicals, the continuation of power to enter premises of news publications, the vagueness inherent in many of the provisions, and the ambiguity surrounding power to frame rules that can have adverse implications on press freedom, a statement by the Guild said.

The Guild has already written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, leaders of political parties, as well as Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur highlighting concerns over the Bill.

"Given the liberal and arbitrary use of UAPA - which is the basis for defining 'terrorist act' and 'unlawful activity' - as well as other criminal laws, including sedition, against journalists and media organisations to suppress freedom of speech, the Guild is deeply concerned by the introduction of these new provisions and the way they can be misused to deny the right to bring out news publications to persons who are critical of governments," it said.

It urged that only the Press Registrar should be the relevant authority for the purpose of this Act and no other government agency should be given any powers with respect to registration of periodicals.

"The law on this issue should be more respectful of freedom of the press and should avoid granting vast powers to regulatory authorities to either interfere or shut down the press at their whims and fancies," the Guild said, asserting that the primary emphasis of the Registrar and the PRP remains "registration" and not "regulation".

The PRP Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 1 and passed two days later.

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मुंबई: बंदूक की नोक पर आभूषण की दुकान में लूटपाट करने वाला आरोपी गिरफ्तार

मुंबई: बंदूक दिखाकर ज्वेलरी शॉप में लूटपाट करने आए एक शख्स को मुंबई पुलिस की क्राइम ब्रांच की यूनिट 9 ने गिरफ्तार किया है. वारदात 2 अगस्त को  बांद्रा के एक ज्वेलरी शॉप की है. लूटपाट की यह घटना ज्वैलरी शॉप में लगे सीसीटीवी कैमरे में कैद हो गई थी. गिरफ्तार आरोपी का नाम रियाज अहमद अब्दुल गनी है, जो जम्मू-कश्मीर का रहने वाला है.

CCTV फुटेज में दिख रहा है कि कैसे आरोपी रेनकोट पहनकर दुकान में घुस रहा है और फिर बंदूक निकालकर महिला को धमकाने की कोशिश कर रहा है. दुकान में दो महिलाओं को धमकाता है. लेकिन एक महिला डरकर दुकान से बाहर भागती है तो आरोपी भी डर जाता है. फिर लूटेरा भी मौके से भाग जाता है. वीडियो को देखने से लगता है कि लूटेरा लूटपाट की घटना में सफल नहीं पाता है.

गिरफ्तार आरोपी ने पांच लाख की फिरौती भी मांगी थी. क्राइम ब्रांच 9 के अधिकारियों ने तकनीकी जानकारी की मदद से आरोपी को गिरफ्तार कर लिया है और इस मामले में आगे की जांच कर रही है.

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Ex Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee On Ventilator Support

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee continued to remain on intermittent non-invasive ventilator support on the eighth day since he was admitted, the hospital informed on Saturday.

The former Bengal Chief Minister was admitted to Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata on July 29 with a lower respiratory tract infection and Type ll respiratory failure.

Woodlands Hospital, while giving an update about the health of the former Chief Minister, said that he is alert and is speaking to doctors and visitors.

"On the eighth day of admission, Former Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee remains on intermittent non-invasive ventilatory support. He is alert and is speaking to doctors and visitors," read a press release of Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital.

The multidisciplinary medical team treating him is keeping a close watch on his progress, said Dr Rupali Basu, Managing Director and CEO of Woodlands Hospital.

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ठाणे : NCC कैडेट की पिटाई के मामले में डिप्टी सीएम अजित पवार ने कार्रवाई का दिया भरोसा

महाराष्ट्र के ठाणे शहर के एक कॉलेज में एक वरिष्ठ छात्र द्वारा राष्ट्रीय कैडेट कोर (एनसीसी) के कुछ कैडेट की बेरहमी से पिटाई किये जाने का वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो गया. जिसके बाद विभिन्न छात्र संगठनों ने संस्थान के बाहर विरोध प्रदर्शन किया. अब उपमुख्यमंत्री अजित पवार ने राज्य विधानसभा में कहा कि मामले की जांच कराई जाएगी और जरूरी कार्रवाई की जाएगी.

एनसीसी ने एक बयान में यह कहा है कि प्रसारित वीडियो में जो दिख रहा है, वे न तो एनसीसी के लोकाचार का प्रतिबिंब हैं और न ही किसी संगठित प्रशिक्षण या गतिविधि का हिस्सा. विधानसभा में नेता प्रतिपक्ष विजय वडेट्टीवार ने शुक्रवार को सदन में यह मुद्दा उठाया. विधानसभा अध्यक्ष राहुल नार्वेकर ने सरकार को कार्रवाई करने का निर्देश दिया.

उपमुख्यमंत्री अजित पवार ने सदन को अपराधियों के खिलाफ सख्त कार्रवाई किए जाने का आश्वासन दिया. पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री पृथ्वीराज चव्हाण ने रैगिंग रोधी कानून के तहत जिम्मेदार व्यक्ति के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की मांग की है.

एनसीसी ने एक ट्वीट में कहा, ''सोशल मीडिया पर प्रसारित हो रहे वीडियो में दिखाई दे रहा है कि एनसीसी का एक कैडेट अपने जूनियर कैडेट को पीट रहा है, जो न तो एनसीसी के लोकाचार का प्रतिबिंब है और न ही किसी संगठित प्रशिक्षण या गतिविधि का हिस्सा. हम इस तरह के कृत्य को कतई बर्दाश्त नहीं करते हैं और अपराधियों के खिलाफ सख्त कार्रवाई की जा रही है.''

शिवसेना (शिंदे गुट) और शिवसेना (उद्धव ठाकरे गुट) से संबद्ध छात्र संगठनों ने जोशी बेडेकर कॉलेज के बाहर प्रदर्शन किया, जहां यह घटना हुई थी. कॉलेज प्रबंधन ने बताया कि संस्थान ने आरोपी छात्र को निलंबित कर दिया है.

जोशी बेडेकर कॉलेज में एक शारीरिक प्रशिक्षण सत्र के दौरान एक छात्र को एनसीसी के कुछ कैडेट की पिटाई करते हुए देखा जा सकता है. माना जा रहा है कि एक साथी छात्र ने यह वीडियो रिकॉर्ड किया था. शिवसेना के शिंदे गुट की छात्र शाखा के नेता नितिन लांडगे ने बताया कि पीड़ित और उनके अभिभावक पर कॉलेज प्रबंधन का दोषी के खिलाफ शिकायत न करने को लेकर ‘बहुत' दबाव है.

उन्होंने कहा कि कॉलेज प्रशासन को इस घटना को गंभीरता से लेना चाहिए और आरोपी के खिलाफ पुलिस में शिकायत दर्ज करानी चाहिए. महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना (मनसे) की छात्र इकाई के सदस्यों ने कॉलेज प्रबंधन को एक ज्ञापन सौंपकर वरिष्ठ छात्र पर सख्त कार्रवाई की मांग की. वहीं, शिवसेना (यूबीटी) से जुड़े छात्र संगठन का नेतृत्व किरण जाधव ने किया.

इस दौरान प्रदर्शनकारियों को कॉलेज में घुसने से रोकने के लिए मौके पर बड़ी संख्या में पुलिस बल तैनात किया गया था. विश्वविद्यालय के एक सीनेट सदस्य ने कहा, ''इस यूनिट के एनसीसी प्रशिक्षक का हाल ही में तबादला हुआ था. शिक्षकों की अनुपस्थिति में वरिष्ठ कैडेट के कार्यभार संभालने के कारण यह घटना हुई.''

ठाणे का जोशी बेडेकर कॉलेज दो अन्य सहयोगी संस्थानों-बंदोडकर कॉलेज और वीपीएम पॉलिटेक्निक के साथ मिलकर एनसीसी इकाई का संचालन करता है. बंदोडकर कॉलेज से जुड़े आरोपी छात्र को निलंबित कर दिया गया है.
 

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