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DPDP Rules 2025 · Rule 21

Terms and conditions of appointment and service of officers and employees of Board

Status
In force
Commencement
13 November 2025 · official
Source
Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (English section of Gazette No. 760) · G.S.R. 846(E) · Gazette page 31
Last verified
17 August 2026

What Rule 21 says, in plain English

Plain English

In force since 13 November 2025. Status last checked 28 September 2026 against the MeitY library and India Code.

With the prior approval of the Central Government, the Board may appoint whatever officers and employees it considers necessary to discharge its functions under the Act efficiently. The terms and conditions of service for those officers and employees are the ones specified in the Sixth Schedule.

Official text of Rule 21

Official requirement · verbatim

Rule 21. Terms and conditions of appointment and service of officers and employees of Board.(1) The Board may, with previous approval of the Central Government, appoint such officers and employees as it may deem necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under the provisions of the Act. (2) The terms and conditions of service of officers and employees of the Board shall be such as are specified in Sixth Schedule.

Commencement basis · Rules 1, 2 and 17 to 21

“Rules 1, 2 and 17 to 21 shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.”

Sources cited on this page

  1. [1]
    Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (English section of Gazette No. 760) (G.S.R. 846(E)), r. 21, p. 31. Published 13 November 2025. Official source ↗ Also on MeitY (byte identical) ↗ · Official requirement · Verified 17 August 2026In force since 13 November 2025
  2. [2]
    Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (English section of Gazette No. 760) (G.S.R. 846(E)), r. 1, (2), p. 24. Published 13 November 2025. Official source ↗ Also on MeitY (byte identical) ↗ · Official requirement · Verified 16 August 2026In force since 13 November 2025
    Rules 1, 2 and 17 to 21 shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
    The publication date, 13 November 2025, is printed on Gazette issue No. 760 itself, so this commencement date is an official fact rather than a computed one.