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 Act, 2000 (IT Act 2000)
Passed by Parliament in the budget session of 2000 and signed by President K.R. Narayanan on May 9, 2000, the Information Technology Act was notified on October 17, 2000. India became the 12th nation in the world to have separate IT legislation. The Act contains 94 sections divided into 13 chapters providing legal framework for electronic governance, digital signatures, cybercrime definitions, and penalties. A major amendment was made in 2008, introducing Sections 66A-66F covering offensive messages, interception powers, pornography, child porn, cyber terrorism, and voyeurism. The status is in force as the primary law dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce in India.
October 2000
Issuing Authority
Parliament of India
Type of Legal / Policy Document
Primary Legislation
Status
In Force
Regulatory Stage
Regulatory
Binding Value
Legally binding instruments enforceable before courts
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