Timeline of AI law in India
591 distinct events (584 past, 7 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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16Nov 2026
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— 2027
Proposed Phase 3: pilots Scheduled
Last checked October 15, 2026
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— 2027
Scheduled end of Phase III Scheduled
Last checked October 15, 2026
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—Apr 2027
Code takes effect Scheduled
Last checked October 15, 2026
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31Jul 2027
NABCB transitions deadline Scheduled
Last checked October 15, 2026
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31Jul 2028
Client transitions deadline 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
November
2020 · 2 events-
20Nov
IS 17428 Data Privacy Assurance established
BIS establishes a voluntary data privacy management standard, reported by MediaNama in April 2021.
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—Nov
"Suryast" registered with RAGHAV as co-author
After rejecting a first application naming RAGHAV as sole author, the Copyright Office registers Suryast with Sahni and RAGHAV as co-authors.
October
2020 · 1 event-
12Oct
Published PDF generated
The 48-page policy PDF hosted on the IT Department site carries this creation date in its file metadata.
August
2020 · 1 event-
5Aug
TRAI virtual conference on AI, ML and big data
A two-day conference (5-6 August 2020) brings together industry experts and operators on AI in telecom.
June
2020 · 3 events-
2Jun
FIR registered
FIR No. 0120 is registered at Police Station Shimlapuri, Ludhiana; Section 302 IPC is added later after the death of a victim.
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—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.
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—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-
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-
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ARTPARK and AI4ICPS
DST-funded AI hubs are set up at IISc and IIT Kharagpur under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.
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Safe & Ethical AI Policy issued
The IT Department issues the policy, prepared with TNeGA and its Centre of Excellence in Emerging Technologies.
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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.