The Central Government has formally brought AI-generated content within India’s regulatory framework for the first time. Through notification G.S.R. 120(E), issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and signed by Joint Secretary Ajit Kumar, amendments were introduced to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The revised rules take effect from February 20, 2026. 

The move represents a new shift in the Indian cybersecurity and digital governance policy. While the Information Technology Act, 2000, has long addressed unlawful online conduct, these amendments explicitly define and regulate “synthetically ge...