In a first, India uses 'she', 'her' to refer to all genders in draft law
Vaishaw said, " In line with the “philosophy of women’s empowerment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government works, [we have attempted] to use the words" she and her in the entire Bill, instead of he, him and his. So this is an innovative thing which has been attempted in the Bill."
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New Delhi, November 19: In a first in the legislative history of India, the central government has used pronouns like 'she and her' to refer to individuals, as against the use of ‘he’, ‘him’ and ‘his’ in the Digital Data Personal Bill 2022 which was released on Friday (November 18). The Minister of Electronics and IT Ashiwini Vaishnaw s gave the information about the development.
Vaishaw said, " In line with the “philosophy of women’s empowerment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government works, [we have attempted] to use the words' she and her in the entire Bill, instead of he, him and his. So this is an innovative thing which has been attempted in the Bill."
The central government during the recent Monsoon session of Parliament withdrew the Bill from the Lok Sabha several months after it was introduced. Vaishnaw had earlier said that the Bill was withdrawn because the Joint Parliamentary Committee recommended 81 amendments in a bill of 99 sections.
"Above that, it made 12 major recommendations. Therefore, the bill has been withdrawn and a new bill will be presented for public consultation," he had said.
The reintroduced draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, has proposed six types of penalties on non-companies to companies. To prevent a personal data breach, a penalty of up to Rs 250 core is being proposed in the draft bill which has been put out for public comments earlier today. Besides, failure to notify the Board and affected Data Principals in the event of a personal data breach and non-fulfilment of additional obligations in relation to Children may attract Rs penalty of up to Rs 200 crore.
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The government said during the drafting of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 the entire gamut of principles was widely debated and discussed. These include the rights of individuals, duties of entities processing personal data and regulatory framework, among others.
The focus of the Bill is to protect internet users from online harm and create a safe and trusted digital ecosystem as India is a digital economy powerhouse today.
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