India — data protection and AI governance
Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act 2023 + Rules 2025), in force since 2023-08-11. Supervisory authority: Data Protection Board.
Data protection
- Instrument
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act 2023 + Rules 2025)
- In force since
- 2023-08-11
- Authority
- Data Protection Board
- Penalties
- 250 Cr INR (~30M USD)
- Key obligations
- Consentement clair
- Data Fiduciary obligations
- Enfants protégés
- DPDP Rules 2025 : mise en œuvre progressive
What the engine decides here
These three attributes are what an agent decision depends on in this jurisdiction. They are modelled, sourced and dated.
- Transfer regime
- Conditional
Moving data out is possible under conditions — a contractual mechanism, a prior assessment or equivalent safeguards depending on the case.
- Localisation mandate
- Not modelled
- Automated decision rights
- Not modelled
- Verified on
- 2026-08-14
Three decisions, computed just now
Same actions, this jurisdiction's context. These answers come out of the engine as the page renders — the same function the API calls.
- ALLOW
Read an internal contract
Low-risk operation
- ALLOW
Send a customer record to US_FED
Low-risk operation
- DENY
Decide on a job application
Decision reserved for a human
Conditional regime: the engine does not require a prior mechanism here. The law may still impose safeguards — contractual accountability, comparable protection at the recipient. The engine does not substitute for them.
Advisory decisions. StructureClerk decides; your infrastructure enforces.
AI governance
- Framework
- Digital India Act (projet)
- Status
- proposed
- Key points
- Cadre IA moderne
Cybersecurity
- Framework
- IT Act 2000 + CERT-In Rules
- Key points
- Notification 6h
- Logs 180 jours
Do your agents operate in India?
The authority API makes these attributes executable: an ALLOW, APPROVE, DENY or ESCALATE decision before the agent acts, with signed evidence any third party can verify.