<p class="title">IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that the government is holding in-depth consultation on draft personal data protection bill and will try to table it in the coming winter session of the Parliament. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The government intends to have wide consultation on the draft bill including inter-ministerial discussions, and all efforts are being made to fast-track it, he told reporters in New Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also said that the efforts are on to introduce the bill in the upcoming session of the Parliament beginning December 11.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This being a milestone legislation, widest consultation is always desirable. One (phase of consultation) was done under Justice B N Srikrishna, next we put it up online for feedback... Then there will be an inter-ministerial consultation," Prasad said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The draft bill suggests steps for safeguarding personal information, defines obligations of data processors as also rights of individuals, and proposes penalties for violation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The draft of Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, also imposes conditions on the cross-border transfer of personal data, and suggests setting up of Data Protection Authority of India to prevent any misuse of personal information.</p>
<p class="title">IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that the government is holding in-depth consultation on draft personal data protection bill and will try to table it in the coming winter session of the Parliament. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The government intends to have wide consultation on the draft bill including inter-ministerial discussions, and all efforts are being made to fast-track it, he told reporters in New Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also said that the efforts are on to introduce the bill in the upcoming session of the Parliament beginning December 11.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This being a milestone legislation, widest consultation is always desirable. One (phase of consultation) was done under Justice B N Srikrishna, next we put it up online for feedback... Then there will be an inter-ministerial consultation," Prasad said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The draft bill suggests steps for safeguarding personal information, defines obligations of data processors as also rights of individuals, and proposes penalties for violation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The draft of Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, also imposes conditions on the cross-border transfer of personal data, and suggests setting up of Data Protection Authority of India to prevent any misuse of personal information.</p>
