India, April 22 -- The union ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY) on Wednesday notified the rules to regulate the digital gaming space under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025, with the new norms coming into effect from May 1.

The newly-notified rules enable the formation of a digital gaming authority. MEITY has also said that there will be no mandatory registration of online games that do not involve real money.

According to the notification, the offences related to the law will be investigated by any of the following officials:

1. A police officer in charge of a cyber cell in a State and Union territory

2. Any nodal cyber cell officer in the State Government or Union territory admini...