The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India during April 2026 has constituted the Artificial Governance (AI) Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG). AIGEG is a high-level inter-ministerial body that will serve as India’s central institutional mechanism for AI governance policy development and coordination. Background The constitution of the AIGEG gives formal effect to institutional recommendations made in India’s AI Governance Guidelines and the Economic Survey. India’s AI Governance Guidelines: The Guidelines recommend the establishment of an inter-ministerial body to steer a whole-of-government approach to AI governance, with a view to align the actions of ministries, departments, regulators and advisory bodies around a coherent national strategy. The Economic Survey: It identifies the need for a coordinating authority, capable of aligning AI deployment with labour realities and social stability priorities. Composition S.No. Name and Designation 1 Hon'ble Minister. Electronics & IT (MeitY) Chairperson 2 Hon'ble Minister of State. Electronics & IT Vice Chairperson 3 Principal Scientific Advisor to Govemment of India Member 4 Chiel Economic Advisor Member 5 CEO, NITI Aayog Member 6 Secretary, Department of Telecommunications Member 7 Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs Member 8 Secretary, Department of Science &Technology Member 9 Representative of NSCS Member 10 Secretary, MeitY Mcmber Convcner The AIGEG’s membership brings together senior stakeholders from the government across policy development, science and technology, security and economic affairs.The AIGEG will operate as the apex inter-ministerial body within India’s AI governance institutional framework. It will be supported by a Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC), which will offer expert advisory to the AIGEG on global developments, emerging technologies, risks, regulation and other evolving priorities relating to AI policy and governance. Terms of Refenence of AIGEG The Terms of Reference of AIGEG shall include the following: Coordinate policy across ministries, departments and sectoral regulators, and oversee cross-sectoral governance issues. Review existing mechanisms and issue guidelines to ensure that firms are held accountable for compliance with local laws. Oversee national initiatives on Al governance across the public and private sector. Promote responsible Al innovation and beneficial deployment of Al in key sectors. Study the emerging risks of Al, regulatory gaps, and need for legal amendments. Develop and oversee India's position and strategy on Al governance. Work with industry and other stakeholders to develop a roadmap for Al deployment over the next decade, including assessment of job profiles affected, geographical concentration of impacts, and extent of automation and augmentation. Classify Al use cases into categories such as "deploy", "pilot" and "defer" based on readiness in terms of data availability, skills, legal frameworks and capacity for labour adjustment. Assess the labour market impacts of Al adoption in advance, and develop mitigation strategies and transition plans that account for informality, skill diversity and regional variations. Source : MeitY Notification