NEW DELHI: Any entity, including the state, a company or an individual may be penalised up to Rs 15 crore or 4 per cent of their turnover for violating norms proposed under the draft Personal Data Protection bill.
The bill, submitted by the Justice Srikrishna Committee to the Information and Technology ministry, has proposed a jail term of up to three years for individuals found violating data protection rules under the bill in works.
“Where a data fiduciary contravenes any of the following provisions, it shall be liable to a penalty which may extend up to fifteen crore rupees or four per cent of its total worldwide turnover of the preceding financial year,” according to the draft bill.
The bill has included all entities including the state, a company, any juristic entity or any individual that are involved processing of personal data. (AGENCIES)
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