The words "she" and "her" referring to all genders appeared in the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022

 New Delhi:The pronouns "she" and "her" have been used to refer to all genders for the first time in India's legislative history.

The words appeared in the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, which Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tweeted seeking the public's views on the proposed law that would broadly recognize  an individual's right to protect personal data and also the need to process personal data for lawful purposes.

This initiative is in sync with PM Modi's "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" campaign, which seeks to empower the girl child and encourage families to educate and raise them well.

The Personal Data Protection Bill was withdrawn in August after a joint parliamentary committee suggested 81 changes to it.

 

 

 

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ORDINANCE, BILL, LAW AND ACT:

*BILL*

A 'bill ' can be considered as initial stage of an act. Bill is a proposal to make a new law. Usually, bill is in the form of a document that summaries what is the policy behind the proposed law and what is to be the proposed law. 

A Bill can be introduced by government itself or proposed by a member of the Parliament .The Bill is placed in the lower house of the parliament and after discussions once it has been passed, the Bill goes to the Upper house for approval. Once the bill gets passed by the upper House it is sent to the President for his assent. 

Finally a bill becomes a law (Act) of the land once it has been passed by the parliament and also got assent from the President. 

*ACT*

Once the Bill has been passed by the legislature, it is send to the President or the Governor, as the case may be for the approval. By receiving his assent, it becomes an Act. An Act is a law which is made by the legislature like Parliament or State Legislative Assembly. 

*LAW*

The term 'law' in general refers to the set of regulations or rules to be followed. Law can be in the form of an act, ordinance, order, by-laws, rule, regulation etc. An act is a subset of law.

Anything which has the power to confer legal rights, obligations, liabilities, etc are laws. Law can be any Provisions of all valid Acts passed by the legislature, Acts and codes from pre-independence India, Ordinances passed by a Governor of a State or the President of India, Decisions of the High Courts or Supreme Court , Authorized orders, notices, rules, etc made by government bodies. 

*ORDINANCES*

Ordinances are temporary laws that are circulated by the President of India on the recommendation of the Union.

 

In SHORT

If the governor assents to the bill, it becomes an Act for the state which passed it. ... In such cases, the government sends a proposal to the President or Governor, and if they approve of it, it becomes an Ordinance. Legally, an ordinance is the equivalent of an Act; but is not passed by the legislature.