<p>The government has raised the penalty amount to up to Rs 500 crore for violating the provisions proposed under the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 issued on Friday.</p>.<p>The draft personal data protection bill in 2019 proposed a penalty of Rs 15 crore or 4 per cent of the global turnover of an entity.</p>.<p>The draft proposes to set up a Data Protection Board of India, which will carry on functions as per the provisions of the bill.</p>.<p>"If the Board determines at the conclusion of an inquiry that noncompliance by a person is significant, it may, after giving the person a reasonable opportunity of being heard, impose such a financial penalty as specified in Schedule 1, not exceeding rupees five hundred crore in each instance," the draft said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/hacker-claims-to-breach-uber-gains-access-to-crucial-systems-of-ride-hailing-service-1145638.html" target="_blank">Hacker claims to breach Uber, gains access to crucial systems of ride-hailing service</a></strong></p>.<p>The draft has proposed a graded penalty system for data fiduciary that will process the personal data of data owners only in accordance with the provisions of the Act.</p>.<p>The same set of penalties will be applicable to the Data processor -- which will be an entity that will process data on behalf of the Data Fiduciary.</p>.<p>The draft proposes a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore in case the Data Fiduciary or Data Processor fails to protect against personal data breaches in its possession or under its control.</p>.<p>The draft is open for public comment till December 17. </p>
<p>The government has raised the penalty amount to up to Rs 500 crore for violating the provisions proposed under the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 issued on Friday.</p>.<p>The draft personal data protection bill in 2019 proposed a penalty of Rs 15 crore or 4 per cent of the global turnover of an entity.</p>.<p>The draft proposes to set up a Data Protection Board of India, which will carry on functions as per the provisions of the bill.</p>.<p>"If the Board determines at the conclusion of an inquiry that noncompliance by a person is significant, it may, after giving the person a reasonable opportunity of being heard, impose such a financial penalty as specified in Schedule 1, not exceeding rupees five hundred crore in each instance," the draft said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/hacker-claims-to-breach-uber-gains-access-to-crucial-systems-of-ride-hailing-service-1145638.html" target="_blank">Hacker claims to breach Uber, gains access to crucial systems of ride-hailing service</a></strong></p>.<p>The draft has proposed a graded penalty system for data fiduciary that will process the personal data of data owners only in accordance with the provisions of the Act.</p>.<p>The same set of penalties will be applicable to the Data processor -- which will be an entity that will process data on behalf of the Data Fiduciary.</p>.<p>The draft proposes a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore in case the Data Fiduciary or Data Processor fails to protect against personal data breaches in its possession or under its control.</p>.<p>The draft is open for public comment till December 17. </p>