AI Observatory

Timeline of AI law in India

136 distinct events (135 past, 1 scheduled) drawn from every entry: filings, hearings, judgments, notifications, consultations and launches.

Events are counted once: when the same announcement or order is recorded on several entries, it is one event linked to each of them. Overviews are not counted.

Scheduled

Listed hearings and announced dates that have not happened yet. Dates can move; each shows when its entry was last checked.

  1. — 2027

    Scheduled end of Phase III Scheduled

    Last checked October 15, 2026

Past events by year

October

2020 · 1 event
  1. 12Oct

    Published PDF generated

    The 48-page policy PDF hosted on the IT Department site carries this creation date in its file metadata.

June

2020 · 2 events
  1. —Jun

    Expert sub-committee formed to envision Phase III

    The e-Committee constitutes a sub-committee of experts from Agami, DAKSH and the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.

  2. —Jun

    AI Framework issued

    The ITE&C Department publishes Telangana's AI Framework with six pillars, including Governance, Ethics and Privacy.

May

2020 · 1 event
  1. 30May

    National AI Portal launched

    The INDIAai portal is launched by the IT Ministry as a one-stop portal for AI in India.

2020

Date within year · 3 events
  1. —

    ARTPARK and AI4ICPS

    DST-funded AI hubs are set up at IISc and IIT Kharagpur under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.

  2. —

    Safe & Ethical AI Policy issued

    The IT Department issues the policy, prepared with TNeGA and its Centre of Excellence in Emerging Technologies.

  3. —

    Telangana declares 2020 the Year of AI

    The state declares 2020 the Year of AI and sets up T-AIM with NASSCOM; the framework records a 74-event calendar with 12 ecosystem partners.