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RULE-11 Tranche 3 (13 May 2027) — Core Operating Cliff
Status: scheduled, not yet operative
Rule 11: Covered disability guardian consent
Do not require guardians for all disabled adults or all healthcare users.
Regulated Actor: Data Fiduciary; claimed lawful guardian
Gazette Baseline: Lines 1228–1267
Subordinate Trigger
Covered disability guardian consent
Applies to: Data Fiduciary; claimed lawful guardian
Rule Prescriptions
Verify lawful appointment by court/designated authority/local committee under defined guardianship laws.
Exceptions & Provisos
Covered disability definition includes inability despite adequate appropriate support.
Official Gazette Text (Verbatim Rules Publication)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.
11. Verifiable consent for processing of personal data of person with disability who has lawful
guardian. — (1) A Data Fiduciary, while obtaining verifiable consent from an individual identifying
herself as the lawful guardian of a person with disability, shall observe due diligence to verify that such
guardian is appointed by a court of law, or by a designated authority or by a local level committee, under
the law applicable to guardianship.
(2) In this rule, the expression—
(a) “designated authority” shall mean an authority designated under section 15 of the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016) to support persons with disabilities in exercise of their
legal capacity;
(b) “law applicable to guardianship” shall mean, —
(i) in relation to an individual who has long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory
impairment which, in interaction with barriers, hinders her full and effective participation
in society equally with others and who despite being provided adequate and appropriate
support is unable to take legally binding decisions, the provisions of law contained in
[भाग II—खण्ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 29
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016) and the rules made thereunder;
and
(ii) in relation to a person who is suffering from any of the conditions relating to autism,
cerebral palsy, mental retardation or a combination of such conditions and includes a
person suffering from severe multiple disability, the provisions of law of the National Trust
for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple
Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999) and the rules made thereunder;
(c) “local level committee” shall mean a local level committee constituted under section 13 of the
National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and
Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999);
(d) “person with disability” shall mean and include—
(i) an individual who has long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment
which, in interaction with barriers, hinders her full and effective participation in society
equally with others and who, despite being provided adequate and appropriate support, is
unable to take legally binding decisions; and
(ii) an individual who is suffering from any of the conditions relating to autism, cerebral palsy,
mental retardation or a combination of any two or more of such conditions and includes an
individual suffering from severe multiple disability and who, despite being provided
adequate and appropriate support, is unable to take legally binding decisions.
Mapped Operational Controls (1)
Enterprise obligations in the Control Master Matrix implementing this subordinate rule.