Chapter VIIISections 33–34

Penalties and Adjudication

This chapter empowers the Board to impose monetary penalties for breaches of the Act based on factors like gravity, duration, and type of data affected. Penalties can go up to ₹250 crore for security safeguard failures and ₹50 crore for other breaches.

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Section 33: Penalties

Section 33 empowers the Board to impose monetary penalties for significant breaches:

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Section 34: Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India

Section 34 states that all penalty money collected by the Board goes to the Consolidated Fund of India, the government's main bank account. This means penalties are not retained by the Board but become part of the national treasury, ensuring the Board's regulatory actions are not motivated by revenue generation.

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I. PreliminaryII. Obligations of Data FiduciaryIII. Rights and Duties of Data PrincipalIV. Special ProvisionsV. Data Protection Board of IndiaVI. Powers, Functions and Procedure to be Followed by BoardVII. Appeal and Alternate Dispute ResolutionVIII. Penalties and AdjudicationIX. Miscellaneous

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