**Executive Summary**
On April 16, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) constituted the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) to serve as the central institutional mechanism for India’s AI policy development. Formed based on recommendations from the AI Governance Guidelines and the Economic Survey, the group aims to coordinate a "whole-of-government" approach to AI governance. The body is tasked with aligning AI deployment with labor market realities, social stability, and responsible innovation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Institutional Mandate and Coordination**
* Established as the apex inter-ministerial body to steer a coherent national AI strategy.
* Acts as the central authority to align the actions of various ministries, departments, regulators, and advisory bodies.
* Focuses on balancing AI innovation with labor market impacts and social stability priorities.
**Leadership and Governance Structure**
* **Chairperson:** Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and Information & Broadcasting (Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw).
* **Vice Chairperson:** Minister of State, Electronics & IT and Commerce & Industry (Shri Jitin Prasada).
* **Membership:** Comprises senior government stakeholders across policy development, science and technology, security, and economic affairs.
**Expert Advisory Mechanism**
* Supported by the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC).
* The TPEC provides specialized advisory on global developments, emerging technologies, risks, and evolving regulatory priorities.
* Ensures AI policy remains responsive to global trends and technological risks.
**Impact Analysis**
**Government Ministries and Regulators**
**Impact**
They are now part of a centralized, inter-ministerial framework designed to prevent fragmented approaches to AI.
**Action Required**
Coordinate and align departmental actions, policies, and regulatory measures with the national strategy set by the AIGEG.
**Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC)**
**Impact**
Identified as the primary advisory organ providing technical and strategic depth to the AIGEG.
**Action Required**
Monitor global technological shifts and risks to provide ongoing expert guidance on AI regulation and evolving priorities.
**Labor Market and Social Stakeholders**
**Impact**
Social stability and employment realities are now core considerations in the national AI deployment strategy.
**Action Required**
The AIGEG must monitor AI's impact on labor and implement measures to ensure AI deployment remains aligned with social stability needs.
Key Entities Referenced
AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG): A high-level inter-ministerial body established as India’s central institutional mechanism for AI governance policy development and coordination.
National AI Governance Strategy: The overarching national roadmap for artificial intelligence governance that the AIGEG is tasked to lead.
Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC): An advisory body that provides the AIGEG with expert insights on global developments, emerging technologies, risks, and regulation.
India’s AI Governance Guidelines: A policy document whose recommendations provided the formal basis for establishing a whole-of-government approach to AI governance.
Economic Survey: An official document that identified the requirement for a coordinating authority to align AI deployment with labor market realities and social stability.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Government Constitutes AI Governance and
Economic Group (AIGEG) to Lead India’s
National AI Governance Strategy
A High-Level Inter-Ministerial Body to Coordinate Policy,
Promote Responsible AI Innovation and Address Labour
Market Impacts
Posted On: 16 APR 2026 8:21PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, has constituted
the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), a high-level inter-ministerial body that will serve
as India’s central institutional mechanism for AI governance policy development and coordination.
The constitution of the AIGEG gives formal effect to institutional recommendations made in India’s AI
Governance Guidelines and the Economic Survey.
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, in turn, identifies the need for
a coordinating authority, capable of aligning AI deployment with labour realities and social stability
priorities.
The AIGEG will be chaired by the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and
Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, with Shri Jitin Prasada, Minister of State,
Electronics & IT and Commerce & Industry, serving as Vice Chairperson. 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.
For details of composition of the AIGEG and Terms of Reference, please refer:
https://d12aarmt01l54a.cloudfront.net/cms/files/constitution-of-aigeg/1776346498.pdf
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