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In line with the tradition that it set with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, for the draft rules of the legislation, has opted for the pronouns 'she' and 'her' instead of the male-centric 'he' and 'him' that is used in most legal drafting. In 2022, when the DPDP Act was first introduced as a bill, it became the first legislation to use she/her pronouns for all genders. The draft rules which were released for consultation on January 3 , are expected to provide more clarity on various provisions of the Act.
Also read: E-commerce, gaming, social media platforms to delete personal user data after 3 years: Draft DPDP rules In the draft rules, the pronoun 'she' has been used 24 times, and 'her' (including 'herself') around 70 times. The pronouns have been particularly in sections defining the rights of data principals (users), obligations for data fiduciaries, rules for consent managers, restrictions regarding the processing of children's data and so on. Also read: Children under 18 will require parental consent for accessing social media The government is seeking feedback on the draft rules through the MyGov portal till February 18, 2025.
MeitY has said that the submissions made during the consultation will not be disclosed and that only a summary of the feedback received will be published after the finalisation of the rules..
