India AI Regulation Landscape 101
This is a simple regulatory tracker consisting all information on how India is regulating artificial intelligence as a technology, inspired from a seminal paper authored by Abhivardhan and Deepanshu Singh for the Forum of Federations, Canada, entitled, "Government with Algorithms: Managing AI in India’s Federal System – Number 70".
We have also included case laws along with regulatory / governance documents, and avoided adding any industry documents or policy papers which do not reflect any direct or implicit legal impact.
Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (SPDI Rules)
Information Technology Act 2000 SPDI Rules notified April 2011 establishing India's first true framework for sensitive personal data protection including consent, security practices, and grievance redressal mechanisms.
April 2011
Issuing Authority
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Type of Legal / Policy Document
Secondary Legislation
Status
In Force
Regulatory Stage
Regulatory
Binding Value
Legally binding instruments enforceable before courts
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