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India AI Governance Guidelines

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Principle-based national framework built on seven 'sutras' (e.g. trust, people first, innovation over restraint) that relies on existing laws rather than a new AI statute. It recommends new institutions (an AI Governance Group, a Technology & Policy Expert Committee and an AI Safety Institute), voluntary industry measures, techno-legal tools and a national AI incident database.

Why it matters

This is India's official governance stance: no standalone AI law for now, so compliance is driven by existing laws (IT Act/IT Rules, DPDP Act, sector regulators) plus voluntary commitments.

What it requires

Risk classificationIncident reportingTransparency to usersRegulatory sandboxHuman oversight
SourcePress Information Bureau (MeitY): https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2025/nov/doc2025115685601.pdfSecondary: https://negd.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Press-Release_Press-Information-Bureau3.pdf Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Unveiled 5 Nov 2025 (PIB release). Non-binding guidance; status 'in-force' means published and operative as policy.

Cite this record

India AI Governance Guidelines. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), under the IndiaAI Mission. Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/in-meity-ai-governance-guidelines-2025/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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