India · AI Regulations
The country's own AI governance approach, risk tiers, transparency duties, and its official authority.
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India has no standalone AI statute. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published India AI Governance Guidelines in November 2025 under the IndiaAI Mission, and their stated position is that existing law already applies to AI systems — the DPDP Act, the Information Technology Act 2000 and its rules, consumer-protection law, and the sectoral rules of the RBI, SEBI and IRDAI. The approach leans on voluntary commitments, self-certification and regulatory sandboxes rather than a prescriptive licensing regime.
- There is no standalone AI act; the guidelines state that existing law already applies.
- The approach favours voluntary commitments, self-certification and regulatory sandboxes.
- Regulated sectors carry their own AI expectations from the RBI, SEBI or IRDAI.
Official authorities
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
India AI Governance Guidelines and IT Act rules.
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