Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Central Government ministry responsible for India’s IT, electronics, and AI policy.
Lead author of the IT Act 2000 + IT Rules; published the India AI Governance Guidelines (Nov 2025) and the earlier Responsible AI Guidelines (2024).
Drafts the DPDPA implementation rules (Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023); operates the IndiaAI Mission.
Headline AI policy document · India AI Governance Guidelines (Nov 2025) ↗- IT Act 2000 (foundation statute — indexing pending in AT2)
- IT Rules — SGI Amendment (Feb 2026) ↗
- India AI Governance Guidelines (Nov 2025) ↗
- Responsible AI Guidelines (2024) — not yet in AT2
- DPDPA 2023 — implementation rules in consultation
- IT Act 2000 · indexing pending
- IT Rules — SGI Amendment (Feb 2026) ↗
- India AI Governance Guidelines (Nov 2025) ↗
- Responsible AI Guidelines (2024) · indexing pending
- DPDPA 2023 — implementation rules (pending) · indexing pending
Practical guidance
India AI Governance Guidelines (Nov 2025)
MeitY’s headline non-binding AI governance framework: 4 parts; 7 sutras; 6 issue pillars (infrastructure, capacity building, policy & regulation, risk mitigation, accountability, institutions). Drafting committee chaired by Prof. Balaraman Ravindran (IIT Madras). PAI: AT2 Guidance Documents rec9YwmKmJszTagnS · PAI story.
IT Rules — SGI Amendment (Feb 2026)
Defines Synthetically Generated Information; mandates labelling, embedded permanent metadata, takedown for harmful AI content. SSMIs (≥5M users) must verify user declarations. PAI: AT2 rec recjipy0w0Mzly08l.
Recently updated
- 14 Nov 2025DPDP Rules 2025 — gazette-notified, PAI per-instrument pageRules
- 14 Nov 2025PAI story — India Notifies the DPDP Rules 2025, Operationalising the Data Protection BoardNews
- 4 Nov 2025PAI story — India Publishes the AI Governance Guidelines (7 sutras + AISI)News
- Nov 2025India AI Governance Guidelines (PIB doc, PAI Guidance row rec9YwmKmJszTagnS)AI Guidelines
- Feb 2026IT Rules SGI Amendment (AT2 verified)IT Rules
- LiveMeitY homeMeitY
- Pending AT2IT Act 2000 — to be added to AT2 Legislation · indexing pendingIT Act
- Pending AT2Responsible AI Guidelines (2024) — AT2 row Unverified, no URL · indexing pendingResponsible AI