NITI Aayog proposes centralised data centre audit under MeitY

On October 14, 2026, NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub released a Data Centre Evaluation Framework naming MeitY as the nodal ministry for periodic audits of data centre operators' claims. States are asked to publish approval matrices, a single digital portal and escalation officers, while the framework remains guidance rather than new regulation.

• MeitY named nodal ministry for centralised data centre audits
• States must publish approval matrices with timelines and authorities
• Single digital portal and escalation officer required per department
• PUE, WUE and CUE must be measured at design stage and post-commissioning