Ministry of Health and Family Welfare / CDSCO, Government of India
AI-enabled medical devices in India - Update on Secure AI in Health Initiative
Government explanatory publication on the medical-device regulatory frameworkPublished 10 March 2026; explains AI-enabled device coverage under the binding Medical Devices Rules, 2017, notified 31 January 2017. This publication is not a separate AI medical-device regulation.
Record ID: R41Source facts
- Issuing authority
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare / CDSCO, Government of India
- Source type
- Government explanatory publication on the medical-device regulatory framework
- Status / treatment
- Published 10 March 2026; explains AI-enabled device coverage under the binding Medical Devices Rules, 2017, notified 31 January 2017. This publication is not a separate AI medical-device regulation.
- Last verified
- 4 October 2026
Open official source ↗RegulatedAI.in practitioner analysis
- Primary relevance
- For AI-enabled medical devices within the Indian framework, connect lifecycle evidence to safety/performance, software verification and validation, risk controls, clinical evidence, quality management and software releases as applicable.
- Applicability boundary
- Relevance does not establish applicability. Confirm the source-native scope, role, jurisdiction, timing and user context before relying on this mapping.
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