India, March 25 -- The Centre is reportedly planning to finalise the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act rules by April, a legislation aimed at safeguarding personal data in an increasingly digital world.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is currently in the process of reviewing feedback from industry stakeholders, privacy advocates and citizens. An ET report said that the ministry has already completed perusing two-thirds of comments received during consultations on the draft DPDP Rules 2025.

The remaining one-third of the comments will be completed soon and the rules are expected to be finalised by next month end, the report added, citing a government official.

This comes just a few days after the...