The Union government's Department of Information and Technology (DEITY) has come out with a draft
national Encryption policy through draft rules under Sec 84 of the amended IT Act, 2000. While it acknowledges the need for confidentiality of information and helpfully notifies the technology for this, it says plain text of encrypted messages must be stored for 90 days to be produced on demand! It has invited responses by
October 16, 2015.