Here are some of the stakeholder submissions to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on the March 2026 draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, that we could get our hands on.
Why are we compiling these? “The submissions will be held in fiduciary capacity in MeitY and shall not be disclosed to anyone at any stage,” read MeitY’s draft amendments notice. This means that the stakeholder submissions will not be disclosed under the RTI act. So, we compiled these submissions from public disclosures and submissions shared directly with us through email.
If you have made your submissions to MeitY, please share a copy or a public link with us. We will include it to the compilation below. Email us at: [email protected]
| MediaNama | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
|---|---|---|
| Access Now | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Software Freedom Law Centre, India (SFLC.in) | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Amnesty International | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| The Quantum Hub | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Eysa Center | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Nasscom | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Society for Impact and Policy Research | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Press Club of India (PCI) | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| DIGIPUB | – | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Abhishek Baxi, journalist | – | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Ikigai Law | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Khaitan and Co Advocates | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Punit Juneja, Advocate | [Read] | – |
| Chezhiiyan Sabapathy, Student | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Centre for Law, Technology and Policy (CLTP), Maharahstra National Law University, Nagpur | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Rahul A R, Advocate & Founder, Dharmabot AI | – | [Archived at MediaNama] |
| Abhinav Jha, PhD Student at Central University of Gujarat | [Read] | [Archived at MediaNama] |
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