Government Constitutes Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC) to Support India AI Governance Architecture

📌 Summary:

• MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) constituted the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC) — a standing expert advisory body

• TPEC will support the recently constituted AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) — India's apex AI policy decision-making body

• TPEC is chaired by the Secretary, MeitY and brings together experts from technology, law, policy, academia, and civil society

• Key functions of TPEC: provide specialised technical, policy, and strategic expertise; enable AIGEG to make well-informed decisions on AI policy design, regulatory measures, and India's positions at international AI governance forums

• India's AI governance architecture is now two-tiered: AIGEG (policy decisions) + TPEC (expert advisory inputs)

• The structure mirrors India's ambition to lead global AI governance while building a robust domestic regulatory framework

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 – Science & Technology (Emerging Tech, AI governance); GS2 – Governance (regulatory bodies, e-governance). Tests understanding of India's institutional approach to AI regulation — increasingly important for Mains

📝 Prelims Facts:

• TPEC: Technology and Policy Expert Committee — advisory to AIGEG

• AIGEG: AI Governance and Economic Group — India's apex AI governance body

• TPEC Chairperson: Secretary, MeitY

• MeitY: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

🔑 Key Term: AI Governance — the set of policies, regulations, and institutional mechanisms that guide development, deployment, and ethical use of artificial intelligence to ensure safety, accountability, and alignment with public interest; India building two-tier structure (AIGEG + TPEC)