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AIdea 2025 report - Policy agenda for India
India’s AI policy landscape reflects a balanced approach to fostering innovation while ensuring responsible deployment. The IndiaAI Mission stands at the forefront, with a financial commitment of over INR10,000 crore to develop India’s AI ecosystem across seven pillars, including access to high-quality datasets, expanded compute infrastructure, and responsible AI governance. Key initiatives include establishing the India Dataset Platform for organized, sector-specific data access, deploying 10,000 GPUs to scale AI research, and promoting AI solutions in critical sectors like healthcare and agriculture through R&D incentives and innovation challenges.
- Globally, policymakers recognize the need to build global consensus across jurisdictions on regulating AI
- Development and deployment of AI applications in key socioeconomic sectors, akin to UPI, can drive innovation and private sector participation. Creating scalable applications in sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, and education will foster a vibrant AI ecosystem
- Fast track implementation of enhanced compute infrastructure, including deploying GPUs and empanelling cloud AI service providers. Increased investments can be considered and inspiration taken from jurisdictions like the US and Singapore can help meet the growing demands of the AI ecosystem
To ensure Responsible AI, the government has prioritized transparency, fairness and safety through consultations and oversight. Plans include forming a National Committee on Responsible and Trustworthy AI, addressing bias, privacy and accountability. The DPDP Act requires businesses to adopt privacy-preserving AI tools, anonymization protocols, and compliant workflows, aligning AI development with evolving data protection standards.
India’s strategic AI policies, anchored in inclusivity, data sovereignty and accountability, aim to position the country as a global AI leader while mitigating risks, promoting innovation, and ensuring ethical AI adoption across public and private sectors.
India’s policies aim to balance innovation with inclusivity and safety, ensuring AI supports national priorities and global leadership aspirations.
Policy and regulatory environment concerning AI in India
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