The constitution of the AIGEG gives formal effect to institutional recommendations made in India’s AI governance guidelines and the Economic Survey, and is expected to shape the country’s future AI policy direction. Earlier, MeitY said the TPEC has been constituted as a standing expert advisory body to provide specialised technical, policy and strategic expertise to support the functioning of the AIGEG. It will provide expert inputs on policy design, regulatory measures, and India’s engagement in AI governance across international forums.

The AIGEG will lead India’s overall AI policy direction and coordinate efforts across ministries, while the TPEC will provide expert advice and turn technical and policy issues into practical recommendations. The committee is chaired by MeitY secretary S Krishnan and includes experts from IIT Madras, IIT Gandhinagar, Nasscom, the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), and the Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT). The AIGEG, which oversees the framework, is chaired by IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

If implemented, the move will mark a possible shift from India’s earlier AI policy stance, where the government avoided introducing a dedicated AI law and instead relied on the IT Act and IT Rules to regulate issues such as deepfakes and harmful AI-generated content. Two senior officials told Mint that the recommendations of the TPEC and the AIGEG are likely to differ significantly from the AI governance guidelines issued by the Principal Scientific Adviser’s (PSA) committee earlier. The earlier framework issued under the IndiaAI Mission followed a “light-touch” approach, promoting flexible and innovation-led regulation by relying on existing laws such as the IT Act and sector-specific rules instead of introducing a dedicated AI law.

As per the officials, recent controversies around explicit AI-generated content on xAI’s Grok chatbot and the launch of advanced AI models such as Anthropic’s Claude Mythos have increased concerns over risks to sectors such as banking, power and digital infrastructure, the report added. The regulatory push also comes amid rising scrutiny of AI-generated content on digital platforms. In January, MeitY directed X to remove obscene and unlawful imagery generated by Grok and sought a detailed compliance report on takedowns and user-level actions.

To strengthen oversight, the Centre amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, bringing AI-generated content within the regulatory ambit. The updated rules, effective February 20, 2026, define “synthetically generated information” and require platforms to clearly label such content. Further, the Centre has proposed amendments to Section 87 of the IT Act for stricter compliance timelines for intermediaries such as Google, Meta and X.

Platforms may be required to remove content that could facilitate unlawful acts within three hours of receiving government directions. Separately, the Gujarat High Court issued notices to Meta, Google, X, Reddit, and Scribd in response to a PIL seeking a stronger regulatory framework to curb the spread of deepfake content hosted on these platforms. Notably, the central government also flagged X’s lack of responsiveness, stating that out of 94 intimations issued between 2024 and 2026, the platform submitted formal responses in only 13 cases. The next hearing in the matter is slated for May 8.