Govt expects Digital Personal Data Protection, Telecommunication bills be passed by Aug: Vaishnaw

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The government expects that Digital Personal Data Protection Bill and Telecommunication Bill would be passed in Parliament by July-August next year, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday.

While speaking at the Google For India event, the IT and telecom minister said that the Digital India Bill will also be floated in a month for public consultation.

Also Read: Google CEO Pichai introduces AI model that covers 100+ Indian languages

The government has closed initial consultation on the Indian Telecommunications Bill 2022 which proposes to bring internet-based messaging and calling apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal etc under regulatory framework. PTI

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