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 23 September 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.
Breach response
डेटा ब्रीच के बाद भारत में 2 समयसीमाएँ हैं: CERT In को 6 घंटे, जो आज लागू है, और DPDP नियम 7, जो अभी लागू नहीं है। आधिकारिक हिंदी राजपत्र के पाठ के साथ।
Breach response
Rule 7 of the DPDP Rules 2025 is not in force, and when it commences 2 clocks start the moment your organisation becomes aware of a personal data breach. Computed commencement is 13 May 2027, interpretation until officially confirmed. Contain and anchor the clock, run the 2 Rule 7 duties in parallel, file the 72 hour Board submission, then stabilise.
Breach response
India runs 2 breach clocks and only 1 is in force today: CERT In, 6 hours. DPDP Rule 7 gives 72 hours for the detailed Board submission, and its computed commencement is 13 May 2027, interpretation until officially confirmed, after which one organisation can be on both. Who reports what, to whom, on which clock.
Breach response
DPDP Rule 7, not in force yet, starts 2 clocks on awareness of a breach: intimation without delay, then detailed information to the Board within 72 hours. Computed commencement is 13 May 2027, interpretation until officially confirmed, and the intimation goes to each affected Data Principal and to the Board.
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