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The 3rd and main DPDP commencement date is computed as 13 May 2027, which is interpretation until officially confirmed.

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Sources last verified on 23 September 2026. Methodology

Concept

Processing

Nearly anything done to digital personal data by automated means, from collection and storage through sharing to erasure.

Official requirement · verbatim

“processing” in relation to personal data, means a wholly or partly automated operation or set of operations performed on digital personal data, and includes operations such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation, retrieval, use, alignment or combination, indexing, sharing, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, restriction, erasure or destruction

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Sources cited on this page

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    The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Gazette print hosted by MeitY) (Act No. 22 of 2023), s. 2(x), p. 3. Published 11 August 2023. Official source ↗ · Official requirement · Verified 17 August 2026In force since 13 November 2025