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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The word sensitive appears nowhere in the DPDP Act, there is no section 3(d), and the duties that bite harder are not in force until a computed 13 May 2027. What creates them instead: SDF notification, children's data and the Third Schedule, that date interpretation until officially confirmed.
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