DPDP by role and department
Reviewed by InfraVeritas360 ResearchFirst published Last reviewed
Sources: DPDP Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025 (MeitY)
DPO / Privacy lead
- DPO / Privacy lead in BFSI
- DPO / Privacy lead in IT and ITeS
- Data protection nodal officer in Central government
- DPO / Privacy lead in PSUs and utilities
- DPO / Privacy lead in Healthcare
- DPO / Privacy lead in Manufacturing
CISO / Security head
- CISO / Security head in BFSI
- CISO / Security head in IT and ITeS
- CISO in Central government
- CISO / Security head in PSUs and utilities
- CISO / Security head in Healthcare
- CISO / Security head in Manufacturing
CIO / IT head
- CIO / IT head in BFSI
- CIO / IT head in IT and ITeS
- IT head / NIC coordinator in Central government
- CIO / IT head in PSUs and utilities
- CIO / IT head in Healthcare
- CIO / IT head in Manufacturing
CEO / MD
- CEO / MD in BFSI
- CEO / MD in IT and ITeS
- Secretary / Head of Department in Central government
- CMD / MD in PSUs and utilities
- CEO / MD in Healthcare
- CEO / MD in Manufacturing
Director
- Director in BFSI
- Director in IT and ITeS
- Oversight: AS / JS / board in Central government
- Board director in PSUs and utilities
- Director in Healthcare
- Director in Manufacturing
HR head
- HR head in BFSI
- HR head in IT and ITeS
- Establishment and administration in Central government
- HR head in PSUs and utilities
- HR head in Healthcare
- HR head in Manufacturing
Legal & compliance
- Legal & compliance in BFSI
- Legal & compliance in IT and ITeS
- Legal cell in Central government
- Legal & compliance in PSUs and utilities
- Legal & compliance in Healthcare
- Legal & compliance in Manufacturing
Operations head
- Operations head in BFSI
- Operations head in IT and ITeS
- Office head / Section officer in Central government
- Operations head in PSUs and utilities
- Operations head in Healthcare
- Operations head in Manufacturing
Sector lead
- Branch / business head in BFSI
- Delivery head in IT and ITeS
- Scheme or programme head in Central government
- Unit, plant or region head in PSUs and utilities
- Medical director in Healthcare
- Plant head / factory manager in Manufacturing
Chief risk officer
- Chief risk officer in BFSI
- Chief risk officer in IT and ITeS
- Vigilance and risk in Central government
- Chief risk officer in PSUs and utilities
- Chief risk officer in Healthcare
- Chief risk officer in Manufacturing
Internal audit head
- Internal audit head in BFSI
- Internal audit head in IT and ITeS
- Internal audit (IAW) in Central government
- Internal audit head in PSUs and utilities
- Internal audit head in Healthcare
- Internal audit head in Manufacturing
CFO / Finance head
- CFO / Finance head in BFSI
- CFO / Finance head in IT and ITeS
- Finance and accounts (FA) in Central government
- CFO / Finance head in PSUs and utilities
- CFO / Finance head in Healthcare
- CFO / Finance head in Manufacturing
Company secretary
- Company secretary in BFSI
- Company secretary in IT and ITeS
- Coordination / board secretariat in Central government
- Company secretary in PSUs and utilities
- Company secretary in Healthcare
- Company secretary in Manufacturing
Chief compliance officer
- Chief compliance officer in BFSI
- Chief compliance officer in IT and ITeS
- Chief compliance officer in Central government
- Chief compliance officer in PSUs and utilities
- Chief compliance officer in Healthcare
- Chief compliance officer in Manufacturing
CTO / Engineering head
- CTO / Engineering head in BFSI
- CTO / Engineering head in IT and ITeS
- CTO / Engineering head in Central government
- CTO / Engineering head in PSUs and utilities
- CTO / Engineering head in Healthcare
- CTO / Engineering head in Manufacturing
Data and analytics head
- Data and analytics head in BFSI
- Data and analytics head in IT and ITeS
- Data and analytics head in Central government
- Data and analytics head in PSUs and utilities
- Data and analytics head in Healthcare
- Data and analytics head in Manufacturing
Product head
- Product head in BFSI
- Product head in IT and ITeS
- Product head in Central government
- Product head in PSUs and utilities
- Product head in Healthcare
- Product head in Manufacturing
Marketing head (CMO)
- Marketing head (CMO) in BFSI
- Marketing head (CMO) in IT and ITeS
- Marketing head (CMO) in Central government
- Marketing head (CMO) in PSUs and utilities
- Marketing head (CMO) in Healthcare
- Marketing head (CMO) in Manufacturing
IT department
- IT department in BFSI
- IT department in IT and ITeS
- IT department in Central government
- IT department in PSUs and utilities
- IT department in Healthcare
- IT department in Manufacturing
Administration department
- Administration department in BFSI
- Administration department in IT and ITeS
- Administration department in Central government
- Administration department in PSUs and utilities
- Administration department in Healthcare
- Administration department in Manufacturing
HR department
- HR department in BFSI
- HR department in IT and ITeS
- HR department in Central government
- HR department in PSUs and utilities
- HR department in Healthcare
- HR department in Manufacturing
Finance department
- Finance department in BFSI
- Finance department in IT and ITeS
- Finance department in Central government
- Finance department in PSUs and utilities
- Finance department in Healthcare
- Finance department in Manufacturing
Marketing department
- Marketing department in BFSI
- Marketing department in IT and ITeS
- Marketing department in Central government
- Marketing department in PSUs and utilities
- Marketing department in Healthcare
- Marketing department in Manufacturing
Customer service department
- Customer service department in BFSI
- Customer service department in IT and ITeS
- Customer service department in Central government
- Customer service department in PSUs and utilities
- Customer service department in Healthcare
- Customer service department in Manufacturing
Legal department
- Legal department in BFSI
- Legal department in IT and ITeS
- Legal department in Central government
- Legal department in PSUs and utilities
- Legal department in Healthcare
- Legal department in Manufacturing
Procurement department
- Procurement department in BFSI
- Procurement department in IT and ITeS
- Procurement department in Central government
- Procurement department in PSUs and utilities
- Procurement department in Healthcare
- Procurement department in Manufacturing
Internal audit department
- Internal audit department in BFSI
- Internal audit department in IT and ITeS
- Internal audit department in Central government
- Internal audit department in PSUs and utilities
- Internal audit department in Healthcare
- Internal audit department in Manufacturing
Information security / SOC department
- Information security / SOC department in BFSI
- Information security / SOC department in IT and ITeS
- Information security / SOC department in Central government
- Information security / SOC department in PSUs and utilities
- Information security / SOC department in Healthcare
- Information security / SOC department in Manufacturing
Sales department
- Sales department in BFSI
- Sales department in IT and ITeS
- Sales department in Central government
- Sales department in PSUs and utilities
- Sales department in Healthcare
- Sales department in Manufacturing
Data and analytics department
- Data and analytics department in BFSI
- Data and analytics department in IT and ITeS
- Data and analytics department in Central government
- Data and analytics department in PSUs and utilities
- Data and analytics department in Healthcare
- Data and analytics department in Manufacturing
Software engineering department
- Software engineering department in BFSI
- Software engineering department in IT and ITeS
- Software engineering department in Central government
- Software engineering department in PSUs and utilities
- Software engineering department in Healthcare
- Software engineering department in Manufacturing
Facilities and physical security department
- Facilities and physical security department in BFSI
- Facilities and physical security department in IT and ITeS
- Facilities and physical security department in Central government
- Facilities and physical security department in PSUs and utilities
- Facilities and physical security department in Healthcare
- Facilities and physical security department in Manufacturing
Training and L&D department
- Training and L&D department in BFSI
- Training and L&D department in IT and ITeS
- Training and L&D department in Central government
- Training and L&D department in PSUs and utilities
- Training and L&D department in Healthcare
- Training and L&D department in Manufacturing