India’s DPDP Act, passed in 2023, established the legal foundation for personal data protection. However, the Act alone provided only high-level obligations. Organizations still lacked clarity on how to operationalize compliance.
That clarity arrived on 14 November 2025, when the government of India released the DPDP Rules 2025 – transforming the Act’s principles into enforceable processes, mechanisms, and safeguards. The Rules detail practical requirements for consent, notices, governance, security, breach handling, cross-border transfers, and special protections for children and high-risk processing.
Read to guide for a structured breakdown of the DPDP Rules 2025.