Honourable Minister of IT Sri Ashwin Vaishnaw has indicated that the Government may create a Central body which works with other ministries and sectoral regulators to effectively implement local storage of data without causing any disruptions to the industry. The Committee will collate requests from other ministries and sectoral regulators and come up with its recommendations.
The committee is expected to indicate data export restrictions related to sensitive data and/or by significant data fiduciaries based on the assessment of its impact on the sovereignty and integrity of India, electoral democracy, security, and public order.
A report at Indian Express suggests that the Government is looking at a two year timeline for full implementation. This however may be restricted to some specific provisions of the Act and many of the provisions may be implemented earlier.
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