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AI Governance

AI Regulations Tracker India

Date

Update

Type

30 Apr 2026

Maharashtra announces AI Policy 2026 to boost industry, governance and public services

State

20 Apr 2026

IFSCA Cybersecurity & Cyber Resilience Guidelines for Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs) in GIFT City (covers AI-related cyber risk, 6-hour incident reporting, post-quantum readiness)

Guidelines

16 Feb 2026

India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

Industry

20 Feb 2026

IT Rules 2026 Amendment (Deepfakes/SGI) comes into force

Legislation

10 Feb 2026

IT Rules 2026 Amendment notified (3-hour takedown, AI labeling)

Legislation

18 Feb 2026

AI Impact Summit Declaration endorsed by 92 countries

Industry

20 Jun 2025

SEBI Consultation Paper on AI/ML in Securities Markets

Sectoral

1 Jul 2025

Telangana TGDeX (AI-ready data exchange) launched

State

1 May 2025

Odisha AI Policy-2025 approved

Industry

1 Oct 2025

NASSCOM Roundtable on Responsible AI in Agentic Era

State

6 Jan 2025

IndiaAI - Report on AI governance guidelines development

Legislation

5 Nov 2025

MeitY India AI Governance Guidelines released (7 Sutras, AIGG/TPEC/AISI)

Sectoral

22 Oct 2025

Draft IT Rules Amendment on Deepfakes/SGI published

Industry

6 Jan 2025

MeitY Draft AI Governance Guidelines published for consultation

State

15 Nov 2025

IT Rules Amendment on Synthetically Generated Information notified

Guidelines

13 Nov 2025

DPDP Rules 2025 notified (18-month compliance window)

Legislation

4 Feb 2025

SEBI - Safer participation of retail investors in Algorithmic trading (Wef: April 1, 2026)

Guidelines

13 Aug 2025

RBI FREE-AI Framework (7 Sutras, 26 recommendations for financial sector)

Sectoral

1 Feb 2025

NASSCOM submission on MeitY AI Governance Guidelines

Guidelines

3 Jan 2025

Draft DPDP Rules 2025 published

Legislation

1 Sept 2024

Telangana AI Roadmap released

State

21 Oct 2025

CDSCO Draft Guidance on Medical Device Software (SaMD/SiMD, AI/ML)

Sectoral

1 Mar 2024

IndiaAI Mission approved (₹10,372 crore)

Guidelines

1 Mar 2024

MeitY Advisory on AI (controversial "untested AI" requirement)

Guidelines

15 Mar 2024

MeitY clarification on "untested AI" advisory

Guidelines

1 Jan 2024

Maharashtra MOU with Google on AI

State

1 Dec 2025

AI (Ethics and Accountability) Bill 2025 — Private Member's Bill in Lok Sabha

Legislation

1 Sept 2024

Telangana AI Roadmap and Advisory Council announced

Industry

1 Jan 2024

Karnataka AI/ML Administration Unit announced

State

1 Aug 2024

Tamil Nadu Safe & Ethical AI Policy (G.O. Ms. No.25, 2024)

State

1 Nov 2024

NASSCOM Developer's Playbook for Responsible AI in India

Industry

1 Jun 2024

Election Commission Advisory on AI/Deepfakes in Elections

Guidelines

1 Jan 2024

Andhra Pradesh "AI for AP" initiative with Google

State

1 Jan 2024

Gujarat AI Taskforce with Microsoft at GIFT City

State

1 Dec 2025

NASSCOM guidance on Copyrighted Works in AI Training

Legislation

1 Mar 2023

ICMR Ethical Guidelines for AI in Biomedical Research and Healthcare

Sectoral

1 Mar 2023

Draft Digital India Act consultation paper

Legislation

11 Aug 2023

Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 enacted

Legislation

1 Dec 2023

India hosts GPAI Summit in New Delhi

Industry

1 Dec 2023

Telecommunications Act 2023 passed

Legislation

1 Jun 2023

NASSCOM GenAI Guidelines released

Industry

1 Apr 2023

IT Rules 2021 Amendment (fact-checking, online gaming)

Legislation

1 Sept 2022

RBI Master Directions on Digital Lending (final)

Sectoral

1 Oct 2022

NASSCOM Responsible AI Resource Kit launched

Industry

1 Aug 2022

Data Protection Bill 2021 withdrawn

Legislation

1 May 2022

Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy

Guidelines

1 Nov 2021

RBI Draft Guidelines on Digital Lending

Sectoral

1 Aug 2021

MeitY Operationalizing Principles for Responsible AI (Part 2)

Guidelines

1 Feb 2021

IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021

Legislation

1 Feb 2020

MeitY Responsible AI for All Report (Part 1)

Guidelines

1 Jan 2020

Tamil Nadu releases Safe & Ethical AI Policy (first version)

State

9 Dec 2020

IRDAI - Emerging Technologies in Insurance - Adoption Strategies by Various Stakeholders

Sectoral

9 May 2019

SEBI - Reporting for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications and systems offered and used by Mutual Funds

Sectoral

1 Dec 2019

Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 introduced

Legislation

31 Jan 2019

Reporting for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications and systems offered and used by Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs)

Sectoral

1 Jun 2018

NITI Aayog National Strategy for AI (#AIForAll)

Guidelines

31 Jul 2018

IRDAI - Report on InsurTech - Working Group Findings & Recommendations

Sectoral

1 Jun 2017

NITI Aayog begins AI strategy consultations

Guidelines

1 Aug 2017

Puttaswamy judgment — Privacy as fundamental right

Legislation

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