Global AI law

No dedicated AI Act (DPDP Act enacted; rules phasing in)

AI Laws in India

India has not enacted a standalone AI statute. AI is governed indirectly through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — passed in August 2023, with its implementing Rules notified in 2025 and commencing in phases — which sets consent, purpose-limitation and breach-notification duties (with penalties up to ₹250 crore) that apply to any personal data used to train or run AI. The older Information Technology Act, 2000 and the 2021 IT Rules cover intermediary liability and have driven MeitY advisories requiring labelling of AI-generated and deepfake content. A promotion-first IndiaAI Mission and NITI Aayog's voluntary 'Responsible AI' principles guide policy, and a 'Digital India Act' to replace the IT Act has been signalled but is not yet law.

By AI Law Tracker Editorial Team · Editorial Team

Published Jun 18, 2026Reviewed Jun 18, 2026

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Applicable laws

📜 Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) — enacted; rules pending

📜 Information Technology Act, 2000 & IT Rules, 2021

📜 MeitY advisories on AI, deepfakes and synthetic media (2024)

📜 IndiaAI Mission & NITI Aayog 'Responsible AI' principles

Penalty: DPDP Act: data-protection penalties up to ₹250 crore (~US$30M) per instance

Live · prsindia.org / meity.gov.in

Live legislative tracker

Updated July 16, 2026

AI and digital-regulation bills in motion and instruments in force in India, pulled automatically from the official legislature feed. Each links to the authoritative record, with its current stage and status.

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023Bill

Pending·Updated August 3, 2023→

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Recent AI law developments in India

Updated August 2, 2026

Recent news coverage of AI regulation and policy in India. Headlines are aggregated automatically; follow each link for the full story.

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Coverage from dailyexcelsior.com on AI legislation and regulation relevant to India.

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Coverage from Legal Service India on AI legislation and regulation relevant to India.

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Coverage from Medical Buyer on AI legislation and regulation relevant to India.

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One-size-fits-all AI law may not work in India, say policy experts

Coverage from The Economic Times on AI legislation and regulation relevant to India.

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Editorial standards

Anchored to the primary government source (statute, bill text, or agency rule) and verified directly against it · Last verified Jun 18, 2026. See our methodology.

Primary sources · India

↗meity.gov.inhttps://www.meity.gov.in/data-protection-framework
↗prsindia.orghttps://prsindia.org/billtrack/digital-personal-data-protection-bill-2023
↗indiaai.gov.inhttps://indiaai.gov.in/