The 3rd and main DPDP commencement date is computed as 13 May 2027, which is interpretation until officially confirmed. What is in force today
Sources last verified on 28 October 2026. Methodology
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Penalties
On the Gazette prints on file, read as at 6 September 2026. Entry 32 of the Jan Vishwas Act 2023 Schedule amended 11 provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 through 11 lettered limbs, multiplied all 3 section 44 penalties by 10, replaced imprisonment with a penalty in 5 provisions, and did not touch section 43A.
Penalties
The Board complaint route is not open yet: sections 28 to 34 commence on a computed 13 May 2027, interpretation until officially confirmed. What starts an inquiry under section 27, the 6 month inquiry clock, the section 33(2) factors and the 60 day appeal.
Penalties
As at 24 October 2026, no penalty under the DPDP Act can be imposed: section 33 is not in force. It commences on a computed 13 May 2027, interpretation until officially confirmed, as is this site's reading that no amount in the Schedule is reachable before section 33 commences. Section 33 sets who decides and on what factors, and the Schedule pairs each listed failure with a ceiling.
Penalties
Section 32 is not in force: the voluntary undertaking settlement track starts on a computed 13 May 2027, interpretation until officially confirmed. Once it commences the Data Protection Board may accept an undertaking that bars further proceedings on its contents, and breaking a term revives the section 33 penalty route.
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