India AI Governance Guidelines are a comprehensive framework to ensure safe, inclusive, and responsible AI adoption across sectors.
- Guidelines have been unveiled under the IndiaAI Mission.
Key Aspects of Guidelines
- Six pillars of AI governance (across three domains):
- Enablement (Infrastructure, Capacity building)
- Regulation (Policy & regulation, Risk mitigation)
- Oversight (accountability, Institutions).
- Timelines for Action Plan:
- Short (e.g., developing India-specific risk frameworks, developing clear liability regimes, etc.),
- Medium (e.g., expanding integration of DPI with AI, publishing common standards, etc.),
- Long-term (e.g., drafting new laws based on emerging risks and capabilities, etc.)
- Institutional framework to implement the guidelines:
- High-level body (AI Governance Group)
- Government agencies (MeitY, MHA, etc.)
- Sectoral regulators (RBI, SEBI, TRAI, CCI, etc.)
- Advisory bodies (NITI Aayog, Office of PSA, etc.)
- Standards bodies (Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), etc.)
- Practical Guidelines for Industry actors & Regulators:
- Industry: E.g., Create a grievance redressal mechanism to enable reporting of AI-related harms
- Regulators: Governance frameworks should be flexible and agile, such that it enable periodic reviews, monitoring, and recalibration based on stakeholder feedback.
