Under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, it is proposed to form the Data Protection Board (DPB) — an adjuratory body to govern the data-related matters. It will work in co-operation with other regulatory bodies such as the RBI and TRAI. Under the Act, Rules will be framed to spell out the procedure for appointing the members of the board and its chairperson.

The selection committee should have members of the judiciary, executive and legislatures. It can have representatives from the concerned ministries and people drawn from civil society, business and industry.

The Board can have full and part time members. There should be diversity in membership. The part time members could be drawn from retired parliamentarians, business, industry, researchers and civil society.

It should have a tiered structural design. There could be a bottom-up approach where tasks and responsibilities are mapped and partially calibrated.

It can have an advisory expert council as a part of its tiered structure. It can have a research wing that aids the advisory expert council.

The Board must have supportive office and its staff. It can hold competitive public examinations to recruit the manpower.

There should be consumer dispute redress wing to allow individuals to raise their complaints.