Timeline of AI law in India
82 distinct events (80 past, 2 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.
Listed hearings and announced dates that have not happened yet. Dates can move; each shows when its entry was last checked.
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— 2027
Proposed Phase 3: pilots Scheduled
Last checked October 15, 2026
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— 2029
Proposed Phase 4: nationwide rollout Scheduled
Last checked October 15, 2026
Past events by year
December
2022 · 2 events-
19Dec
SFLC response reported
The Software Freedom Law Centre seeks informed explicit consent and a separate AI law.
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15Dec
IFF response reported
The Internet Freedom Foundation urges bans on law-enforcement FRT and emotion recognition.
November
2022 · 4 events-
30Nov
Comments close
Last date for comments to NITI Aayog.
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18Nov
Data economy recommendations
TRAI recommends a statutory Data Digitization and Monetization Council, later renamed AIDAI.
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8Nov
Press coverage
MediaNama reports on the paper's recommendations and DigiYatra case study.
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—Nov
Discussion paper released
NITI Aayog releases the facial recognition paper as a draft for public comment.
August
2022 · 1 event-
5Aug
Consultation paper issued
TRAI releases its consultation paper on leveraging AI and big data in the telecommunication sector.