New Delhi, Sep 19 (TIWN) The Centre on Monday said that the new draft of the data protection bill is being prepared to augment efficient usage of data since it would largely be used by the industry.

Speaking at the CII 'International Technology Summit 2022,' Dr Rajendra Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), noted that the government has put in place a proactive approach to deal with emerging technologies and subsequent threat levels.

"The new Data Protection Bill is being prepared to augment efficient usage of data, with confidence that data would be protected while being used by the industry," he emphasised.