New Delhi: The Government of India has constituted an Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Justice B.N. Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India comprising of members from Government, Academia and Industry to study and identify key data protection issues and recommend methods for addressing them. The Committee has put out a White Paper on Data Protection Framework for India and has sought public comments. Submission of responses to the White Paper will be received till 31stJanuary, 2018 preferably through the website: https://innovate.mygov.in/data-protection-in-india/.
The Committee has also decided to conduct stakeholders’ consultation meetings at various cities as per following schedule:
| Sl. No. | Date | Time | Place | Venue |
| i) | 05.1.2018
Friday |
10.30 am to 4.30 pm | Delhi | The Auditorium
Civil Services Officers’ Institute (CSOI), Vinay Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110 021. |
| ii) | 12.1.2018
Friday |
10.30 am to 4.30 pm | Hyderabad | The Auditorium
Dr.MCR HRD Institute, Road No. 25, Jubillee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 033. |
| iii) | 13.1.2018
Saturday |
10.30 am to 4.30 pm | Bengaluru | The Auditorium
Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), C.V. Raman Road, Bengaluru – 560 012. |
| iv) | 23.1.2018
Tuesday |
10.30 am to 4.30 pm | Mumbai | To be decided |
People who are interested to participate in the above stakeholders’ consultation meeting are requested to kindly note the date, time and venue at the respective cities and are invited for the same. They are also requested to register for the meeting at https://innovate.mygov.in.
