The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the Guidance on Regulatory Expectations for Data Governance for banks and other Regulated Entities (REs).
The framework aims to improve data quality, security, accountability and risk management, while ensuring compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023.
It requires every Regulated Entity (RE) to establish a Data Governance Framework (DGF) aligned with its overall risk management system.
The guidance mandates board-level and executive-level data governance committees, along with clearly defined roles for Data Owners, Data Stewards and Data Custodians.
It introduces a Single Source of Truth (SSOT) for critical data and requires strong controls such as encryption, audit trails and periodic audits.