Overview
- MeitY unveiled a national framework that prioritizes enabling AI innovation before new rules, describing the stance as light-touch and consultative.
- New institutions include an AI Governance Group to coordinate policy, a Technology & Policy Expert Committee for guidance, and an AI Safety Institute for risk assessment and standards.
- A phased plan sets out India-specific risk classification, an AI incident reporting system, regulatory sandboxes, and eventual liability regimes as capabilities evolve.
- Infrastructure goals focus on expanding compute and data access, supporting indigenous foundation models, and leveraging Digital Public Infrastructure to scale adoption.
- Officials said existing laws will be the primary tool for now, citing mandatory labeling of AI-generated deepfakes, with the guidelines refined after about 650 public comments and positioned ahead of the India–AI Impact Summit 2026.