# India DPDP Act 2023 GV-001 — Data Protection Officer (DPO) Appointment & Publication - Source: https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/gv-001-data-protection-officer-dpo-appointment-publication - Section: [Compliance](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance) › [Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India)](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023) › Governance (GV) - Last updated: 2026-06-05 - Publisher: iCompaas, Inc. (https://www.icompaas.com) **India DPDP Act 2023**·Control `GV-001`·high·Component: **Governance** ## What this control requires > Formally appoint a Data Protection Officer (or designated contact person) through a board/management-level decision. Define the DPO's role, responsibilities, and reporting line. For SDFs, ensure the DPO is India-based and directly accountable to the board. Publish DPO contact details prominently on the website and application. Include DPO details in all DSAR responses. Objective: Establish an accountable, named contact for data principal queries, regulatory communications, and grievance redressal. > > — India DPDP Act 2023, Control GV-001 ### In plain English Formally appoint a Data Protection Officer (or designated contact person) through a board/management-level decision. In practice, this means you can prove you define data protection officer (dpo) appointment-level controls on a defined cadence. ## Why it matters Penalties under the DPDP Act reach ₹250 crore per instance of significant non-compliance, and the Act applies extra-territorially to any entity processing personal data of individuals in India in connection with offering goods or services. This control is rated **high**. Auditors expect a named owner, a remediation SLA, and a tooling artefact that evidences continuous operation. ## What an auditor looks for Indian DPAs and statutory auditors will look for: documented consent capture and revocation flows, a designated Data Protection Officer (for Significant Data Fiduciaries), breach-notification workflows tied to Data Protection Board notification timelines, and Records of Processing that match the consent notice the user saw. Within **Governance**, the assessor will trace your implementation back to the catalogue reference (Control GV-001) and look for objective evidence on the latest two assessment cycles. ## How to implement #### Policy Management **Docs.** Keep each policy in version-controlled Markdown alongside the code that implements it; ship a signed PDF snapshot at each annual review and link the SHA into the SoA. ### Operational checklist - **Define.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Ensure.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Designate.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Scope:** data protection officer (dpo) appointment, publication. ## Evidence to collect - **Policy Document.** A signed and version-controlled policy / standard / procedure document. Signed policies, procedures, and registers document the safeguard. Focus: Data Protection Officer (DPO) Appointment & Publication. ## Common pitfalls - Policies that no engineer has read; the version in Confluence drifts from the version that's actually being enforced. ## How it maps to other frameworks Computed from shared tags, control component and key-operation subjects — handy when you are reconciling controls across an audit. - [**GDPR Article 38** — Position of the data protection officer](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr/article-38-position-of-the-data-protection-officer) - [**SOC 2 (2017 TSC) P2.1** — Communication of Data Subject Choices and Consequences](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria/p2-1-communication-of-data-subject-choices-and-consequences) - [**ISO/IEC 27701:2025 A.1.3.2** — Comply with obligations](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27701-2025/a-1-3-2-comply-with-obligations) - [**BSI C5:2020 CRY-01** — Policy for the use of encryption procedures and key management](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/bsi-c5-2020/cry-01-policy-for-the-use-of-encryption-procedures-and-key-management) - [**NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SI-19(1)** — Collection](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/nist-sp-800-53-rev-5/si-19-1-collection) ## Related controls in India DPDP Act 2023 - [**Control GV-002** — Designated Representative Appointment](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/gv-002-designated-representative-appointment) - [**Control PD-001** — Data Protection Impact Assessment Programme](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/pd-001-data-protection-impact-assessment-programme) - [**Control DS-008** — Data Principal Nomination Mechanism](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/ds-008-data-principal-nomination-mechanism) - [**Control DS-002** — Right of Access - Data Copy Provision](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/ds-002-right-of-access-data-copy-provision) - [**Control LB-005** — Employee Privacy Notice & HR Data Governance](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/lb-005-employee-privacy-notice-hr-data-governance) - [**Control SC-001** — Digital Personal Data Inventory](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/sc-001-digital-personal-data-inventory) ## References - [Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (India) — India DPDP Act 2023](https://www.meity.gov.in/content/digital-personal-data-protection-act-2023) - Catalogue identifier: `Control GV-001` Topics: governance riskdata protectionpolicy managementprivacy management ## Related compliance guidance - [India's DPDP Act 2023: a practical compliance guide for cloud teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023): Start with the full DPDP Act implementation guide — scope, roadmap, evidence and how the assessment runs. - [GDPR compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr): Most teams extend an existing GDPR programme to India; this guide shows where the lawful bases, timelines and breach rules differ. - [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): Rule 6's reasonable security safeguards map almost one-to-one onto ISO 27001 Annex A controls you may already operate.