New Delhi, April 10 -- The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, is in harmony with principles of transparency in public life as enacted in the Right to Information (RTI) Act, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a letter addressed to Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh.

Vaishnaw's reply came after the Congress leader urged the government to "pause, review and repeal" Section 44 (3) of the Data Protection Act claiming otherwise it would "eliminate" the provisio in Section 8 (1) of the Right to Information Act (RTI) 2005, which gives citizens equal right to information.

Clarifying to Jairam Ramesh, Ashiwni Vaishnaw wrote that the Data Protection Act is in harmony with principles of privacy and principles of transparency ...