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🔴Illinois HB 3773IN EFFECTUp to ~$70K/violation|🔴Texas TRAIGA (HB 149)IN EFFECTAG-enforced|🔴Utah AI Policy ActIN EFFECT$2,500/violation|⚠️Colorado AI Act (SB 205)Jan 1, 2027AG-enforced|⚠️California SB 942Aug 2, 2026$5K/day|⚠️EU AI Act Art. 50Aug 2, 2026€35M or 7% revenue|⚠️New York RAISE ActJan 1, 2027AG civil penalties|
Global AI lawFlag of IndiaNo 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.

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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

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AI-specific legislation (1)

Updated September 5, 2026

Bills and instruments in India whose own subject is artificial intelligence or automated decision-making, pulled automatically from the official legislature feed. See our scope definition.

Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026 (G.S.R. 120(E))Rules
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Voluntary · not law

Guidance & voluntary frameworks (1)

Official AI frameworks, codes of conduct and guidelines in effect in India. None of these is legislation and none creates a legal obligation by itself, so they are counted separately from binding law — never added to it. See our scope definition.

India AI Governance GuidelinesVoluntaryframework

MeitY's national AI governance framework under the IndiaAI Mission: seven guiding principles, recommendations across six governance pillars, and an action plan. The document expressly concludes that a separate law to regulate AI is not needed at this stage and recommends encouraging compliance through voluntary measures.

India AI Governance Guidelines — Enabling Safe and Trusted AI Innovation

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India· In effect·→
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Recent AI law developments in India

Updated August 31, 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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Supreme Court Asks Centre to Consider AI Surveillance Ethics Guidelines

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

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Supreme Court asks authorities to consider suggestions on framing guidelines on AI ethics

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

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SC asks authorities to consider suggestions on framing guidelines on AI ethics

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

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Coverage from freepressjournal.in on AI legislation and regulation relevant to India.

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India physical AI boom outpacing law : Experts - The Economic TimesUS Embassy New Zealand · CC PDM 1.0 · via flickr
India physical AI boom outpacing law : Experts - The Economic Times

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

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High-risk industries to watch in India

🏥 Healthcare
🏦 Finance
👔 HR & Hiring
🛡️ Insurance
⚖️ Legal
🎓 Education

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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/