NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw,  said on Thursday that the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, was being withdrawn in order to make way for new, more restrictive legislation that will keep up with the quickly evolving technological world.

He said that the Joint Committee of Parliament recommended 81 changes to a bill with 99 sections, thereby suggesting that the bill be completely rewritten.

The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, was withdrawn by the government on Wednesday. In light of the many amendments that the Joint Committee of Parliament has recommended be made in order to create a  comprehensive legal framework for the digital ecosystem, the government has decided to draught new legislation.

The Joint Parliamentary Committee's recommendations were like completely rewriting the Bill, the Union Minister said. "The Joint Parliamentary Committee's work was quite thorough. They consulted a huge number of interested parties. Following that, the Joint Committee of Parliament issued a highly thorough report that, in a measure with 99 sections, suggested 81 revisions, effectively rewriting the entire document. Moreover the revisions, the committee provided about 12 key proposals "Vaishnaw said.

He said that it was crucial to revoke the outdated Bill in order to create a fresh, contemporary and modern legal framework to address the difficulties of adjusting to the quickly advancing technology.

"The old Bill has to be withdrawn in order for us to create a compressive Bill, and a new Bill will shortly be released. We require a very current and contemporary legal framework given the size of our digital economy and how quickly the technological landscape is evolving. Currently, the main way people use data is through telecom", he explained.
The Personal Data Protection Bill would be a component of it, according to the Union Minister, who stated that the government is working on it. Thus, the legal system is being updated.

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