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India — AI Governance Cheat Sheet

Asia-Pacific · 7 laws tracked · Refreshed 2026-05-15

Key laws

LawStatusDate
DPDPAIn force2025-11-14
IT Act 2000In force2000-10-17
CERT-In DirectionsIn force2022-06-28
RBI AI FrameworkIn force2024-01-01
SEBI Algo FrameworkIn force2012-03-30
MeitY GenAI AdvisoryIn force2024-03-15

Articles by topic

  • DPDPA Section 4: grounds for processing digital personal data — consent or 'certain legitimate uses'
  • DPDPA Section 5: notice to the Data Principal at or before consent (purpose, rights, grievance route)
  • DPDPA Section 6: consent must be free, specific, informed, unconditional, unambiguous, with clear affirmative action; right to withdraw
  • DPDPA Section 7: certain legitimate uses (voluntary disclosure, State functions, medical emergency, employment, etc.) — exhaustive list, not a general 'legitimate interests' basis
  • IT Act 2000 Section 43A: compensation payable by a body corporate for failure to maintain reasonable security practices in handling sensitive personal data or information (SPDI)
  • IT Act 2000 Section 66: computer-related offences — dishonest or fraudulent acts referenced in Section 43
  • IT Act 2000 Section 69A: central government power to issue blocking directions for online content (relevant to AI-generated content takedowns)
  • IT Act 2000 Section 70B: statutory basis for CERT-In as the national agency for cyber-incident response