Rs 250 Cr Penalty For Every Breach In Data Protection Bill, Says Minister

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said: "There are some very strong punitive measures. Rs 250 crore penalty for every breach to the platform from where the breach takes place. So imagine if data 1,000 people are breached, how much does the amount come to"

The amended Digital Personal Data Protection Bill introduced in parliament has a provision of upto Rs 250 crore penalty for every data breach, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told NDTV in an exclusive interview today.

"If the board determines on conclusion of an inquiry that breach of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder by a person is significant, it may, after giving the person an opportunity of being heard, impose such monetary penalty specified in the schedule," reads the bill.

"The misuse and exploitation of data that is happening today -- there will be a complete bar on it," said Mr Chandrasekhar.