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Acts, Bills & Regulations

Acts in force, bills and drafts, and binding rules and regulations that expressly govern artificial intelligence in India.

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Draft IT Rules amendment (March 2026)

A draft that would make MeitY advisories part of intermediary due diligence on pain of losing safe harbour, and extend media oversight to user news posts

INMar 30, 2026 Draft

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

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IT Rules amendment on synthetic content (2026)

India's first binding AI-specific content rules: labelling, provenance and prevention duties for deepfakes, and a three-hour takedown deadline

INFeb 10, 2026 In force

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

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Digital India Act (proposed)

The proposed successor to the IT Act, meant to rework safe harbour and regulate high-risk AI, which has stalled with no draft bill

INMar 9, 2023 Proposed

Status checked Oct 15, 2026