# India DPDP Act 2023 LB-003 — Emergency & Public Interest Processing Protocol - Source: https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/lb-003-emergency-public-interest-processing-protocol - Section: [Compliance](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance) › [Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India)](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023) › Lawful Basis (LB) - Last updated: 2026-06-05 - Publisher: iCompaas, Inc. (https://www.icompaas.com) **India DPDP Act 2023**·Control `LB-003`·high·Component: **Lawful Basis** ## What this control requires > Define and implement a protocol for processing personal data under emergency, epidemic, or public interest/disaster grounds (Sec 7(c)(d)(e)). For each instance of reliance on these grounds, document: ground relied upon, start and end date, data categories processed, legal necessity justification, and post-event review. Objective: Ensure emergency-based processing is proportionate, time-limited, and documented, preventing abuse of these exceptional grounds. > > — India DPDP Act 2023, Control LB-003 ### In plain English Define and implement a protocol for processing personal data under emergency, epidemic, or public interest/disaster grounds (Sec 7(c)(d)(e)). In practice, this means you can prove you implement emergency-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 **Lawful Basis**, the assessor will trace your implementation back to the catalogue reference (Control LB-003) 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 - **Implement.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Define.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Document.** Document the trigger, the owner and the cadence. - **Scope:** emergency, public interest processing protocol. ## Evidence to collect - **Policy Document.** A signed and version-controlled policy / standard / procedure document. Signed policies, procedures, and registers document the safeguard. Focus: Emergency & Public Interest Processing Protocol. ## 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. - [**ISO/IEC 27701:2025 A.1.2.9** — Records related to processing PII](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27701-2025/a-1-2-9-records-related-to-processing-pii) - [**GDPR Article 17** — Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten')](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr/article-17-right-to-erasure-right-to-be-forgotten) - [**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) ## Related controls in India DPDP Act 2023 - [**Control LB-002** — Legal Obligation Processing Register](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/lb-002-legal-obligation-processing-register) - [**Control LB-004** — Voluntary Disclosure Processing Notice & Opt-Out](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/lb-004-voluntary-disclosure-processing-notice-opt-out) - [**Control LB-001** — Consent Quality & Management](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/lb-001-consent-quality-management) - [**Control SC-007** — Lawful Processing Matrix](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/sc-007-lawful-processing-matrix) - [**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-008** — Children's Data Processing Controls](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023/sc-008-children-s-data-processing-controls) ## 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 LB-003` Topics: governance riskdata protectionprivacy managementpolicy 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.