# India AI Governance Guidelines

- **Jurisdiction:** India (IN)
- **Type:** Guideline · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** no
- **Issued by:** Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), under the IndiaAI Mission
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 5 Nov 2025 · **Effective:** 5 Nov 2025
- **Obligations:** Risk classification, Incident reporting, Transparency to users, Regulatory sandbox, Human oversight
- **Sectors:** All sectors

## Summary
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.

## Source
[Press Information Bureau (MeitY)](https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2025/nov/doc2025115685601.pdf) · [secondary](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
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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