<\/span><\/h2>\nThe <\/span>DPDP Act 2026 <\/b>has established rigorous “Data Fiduciary” compliance requirements for all AI businesses:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Consent Management: <\/b>AI models that are developed using personal data must maintain consent logs for all granted consent.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Synthetically Generated Information (SGI): <\/b>As required by the Feb 2026 amendment by the MeitY, all content generated by AI must be <\/span>tagged with metadata <\/b>(visible for 10% of the content duration).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA): <\/b>Significant Data Fiduciaries need to undertake annual reviews of the risk to personal privacy.<\/span><\/li>\n
- ROC & Tax Filings: <\/b>Meeting annual MGT-7 obligations, and keeping your AI company registration online in “Active” status for GST.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>The “Deep Tech” Category: New 2026 Policy Reforms<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nIndia’s Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) announced a historic change in its startup policy framework on February 6, 2026. This marks the first instance where AI startups will be officially recognised as a distinct “Deep Tech” category.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Longer Recognition Cycle: <\/b>While startups are normally recognised for 10 years, the new AI and Deep Tech companies will now be <\/span>recognised for 20 years<\/b>. This is reflective of the extended R&D timeframes for building fundamental AI models.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Turnover Thresholds: <\/b>The annual turnover threshold for Deep Tech has increased to <\/span>\u20b9300 Crore<\/b>, enabling AI scale-up companies to benefit from tax and other regulatory incentives for a longer period.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Qualification Criteria: <\/b>To receive this status during your AI business registration online, you would need to show a high proportion of R&D expenses and have new Intellectual Property (IP) assets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>IndiaAI Mission: Subsidised Compute for Registered Startups<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nThe most significant expenditure for an AI startup is on hardware. The government has made world-class infrastructure available to all under the <\/span>\u20b910,300 Crore IndiaAI Mission<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>IndiaAI Mission Compute Access (April 2026)<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n| \n Feature<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Benefit for Registered AI Startups<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Eligibility<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
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