India, April 17 -- The Centre has set up a new high-level body to take charge of how India governs AI, as it looks to tighten oversight and bring more coordination to policymaking in the space.

Called the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), the body will be chaired by union electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, with minister of state Jitin Prasada as vice chairperson.

It will act as the government's top decision-making group on AI policy, bringing together key ministries, regulators and advisors under one framework.

The move follows recommendations in the government's AI governance guidelines and the Economic Survey, both of which flagged the need for a central authority to align how different arms of the government appro...