Digital India Act unlikely before polls

New Delhi: The government may not be able to put in place the Digital India Act, which aims to replace over 23 years old IT Act-2000, before the next general election, as there is not much time left for extensive consultation, said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State (MoS) for electronics and IT.

While speaking at the Global Technology Summit 2023 on Wednesday, the minister, however, said that the rules for Digital Personal Data Protection Act will be out later this month for consultation and are expected to be notified by the end of December or early January.