MeitY constitutes Technology and Policy Expert Committee to advise India's AI governance group
The Ministry of Electronics and IT on 18 April 2026 announced the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC), a standing advisory body chaired by the MeitY Secretary to support the newly constituted AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG).
Summary
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on 18 April 2026 announced that it has constituted the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC), a standing expert advisory body chaired by the Secretary, MeitY. The TPEC brings together experts from academic research, the technology industry and digital policy, and will give technical, policy and strategic inputs to the recently constituted AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) on policy design, regulation and India's engagement in international AI governance forums. Under the AI Governance Guidelines, the AIGEG sets strategic direction and coordinates policy across government, while the TPEC translates technical and policy issues into actionable advice.
Key facts
- Body
- Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC)
- Constituted by
- MeitY
- Chair
- Secretary, MeitY
- Advises
- AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG)
- Members from
- Academic research, technology industry, digital policy
- Framework
- AI Governance Guidelines
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC) constituted by MeitY in April 2026 is chaired by:
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Correct answer: A — Secretary, MeitY
The TPEC is chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Consider the following statements about India's AI governance architecture as described by MeitY in April 2026: 1. The AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) sets strategic direction and coordinates policy across government. 2. The TPEC is a temporary task force that will be dissolved after drafting a single report. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the TPEC is a standing expert advisory body.