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AI Regulations Tracker - India

Date

Update

Type

Guidelines

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)

20 Apr 2026

Legislation

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

20 Feb 2026

Industry

AI Impact Summit Declaration endorsed by 92 countries

18 Feb 2026

Industry

India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

16 Feb 2026

Legislation

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

10 Feb 2026

Legislation

IT Rules Amendment on Synthetically Generated Information notified

15 Nov 2025

Legislation

DPDP Rules 2025 notified (18-month compliance window)

13 Nov 2025

Guidelines

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

5 Nov 2025

Legislation

Draft IT Rules Amendment on Deepfakes/SGI published

22 Oct 2025

Sectoral

CDSCO Draft Guidance on Medical Device Software (SaMD/SiMD, AI/ML)

21 Oct 2025

Industry

NASSCOM Roundtable on Responsible AI in Agentic Era

1 Oct 2025

Sectoral

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

13 Aug 2025

State

Telangana TGDeX (AI-ready data exchange) launched

1 Jul 2025

Sectoral

SEBI Consultation Paper on AI/ML in Securities Markets

20 Jun 2025

State

Odisha AI Policy-2025 approved

1 May 2025

Sectoral

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

4 Feb 2025

Industry

NASSCOM submission on MeitY AI Governance Guidelines

1 Feb 2025

Guidelines

IndiaAI - Report on AI governance guidelines development

6 Jan 2025

Guidelines

MeitY Draft AI Governance Guidelines published for consultation

6 Jan 2025

Legislation

Draft DPDP Rules 2025 published

3 Jan 2025

State

Telangana AI Roadmap released

1 Sept 2024

Legislation

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

1 Dec 2025

Industry

NASSCOM guidance on Copyrighted Works in AI Training

1 Dec 2025

Industry

NASSCOM Developer's Playbook for Responsible AI in India

1 Nov 2024

State

Telangana AI Roadmap and Advisory Council announced

1 Sept 2024

State

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

1 Aug 2024

Guidelines

Election Commission Advisory on AI/Deepfakes in Elections

1 Jun 2024

Guidelines

MeitY clarification on "untested AI" advisory

15 Mar 2024

Guidelines

IndiaAI Mission approved (₹10,372 crore)

1 Mar 2024

Guidelines

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

1 Mar 2024

State

Maharashtra MOU with Google on AI

1 Jan 2024

State

Karnataka AI/ML Administration Unit announced

1 Jan 2024

State

Andhra Pradesh "AI for AP" initiative with Google

1 Jan 2024

State

Gujarat AI Taskforce with Microsoft at GIFT City

1 Jan 2024

Industry

India hosts GPAI Summit in New Delhi

1 Dec 2023

Legislation

Telecommunications Act 2023 passed

1 Dec 2023

Legislation

Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 enacted

11 Aug 2023

Industry

NASSCOM GenAI Guidelines released

1 Jun 2023

Legislation

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

1 Apr 2023

Sectoral

ICMR Ethical Guidelines for AI in Biomedical Research and Healthcare

1 Mar 2023

Legislation

Draft Digital India Act consultation paper

1 Mar 2023

Industry

NASSCOM Responsible AI Resource Kit launched

1 Oct 2022

Sectoral

RBI Master Directions on Digital Lending (final)

1 Sept 2022

Legislation

Data Protection Bill 2021 withdrawn

1 Aug 2022

Guidelines

Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy

1 May 2022

Sectoral

RBI Draft Guidelines on Digital Lending

1 Nov 2021

Guidelines

MeitY Operationalizing Principles for Responsible AI (Part 2)

1 Aug 2021

Legislation

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

1 Feb 2021

Sectoral

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

9 Dec 2020

Guidelines

MeitY Responsible AI for All Report (Part 1)

1 Feb 2020

State

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

1 Jan 2020

Legislation

Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 introduced

1 Dec 2019

Sectoral

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

9 May 2019

Sectoral

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

31 Jan 2019

Sectoral

IRDAI - Report on InsurTech - Working Group Findings & Recommendations

31 Jul 2018

Guidelines

NITI Aayog National Strategy for AI (#AIForAll)

1 Jun 2018

Legislation

Puttaswamy judgment — Privacy as fundamental right

1 Aug 2017

Guidelines

NITI Aayog begins AI strategy consultations

1 Jun 2017

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