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
Tag
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Compliance
The DPDP duties on a business in 6 groups, none of them in force yet: the 2 grounds, notice, consent, section 8, rights, children, SDF and transfers. Every one is cited to the Gazette.
Roles
One test decides it: who determines the purpose and means of the processing. The 8 engagements worked through, why one company holds both roles at once, what the test never asks, and why the Act says Fiduciary where other laws say controller.
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