Date: 2026-03-13Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
AI models developed under IndiaAI Mission represent important progress in building India’s own AI capabilities tailored to local languages and use-cases
**Executive Summary**
This document outlines the progress and initiatives under the IndiaAI Mission, launched in March 2024 to bolster India's AI capabilities. Key initiatives include the AIKosha platform for AI models and tools, the iGOT-AI courses for capacity building, and the IndiaAI Startups Global program. The information was submitted by the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology in Rajya Sabha on March 13, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **IndiaAI Mission Objectives:**
* Launched in March 2024 to build a robust AI ecosystem in India.
* Aims to expand access to AI technologies, support innovation, and develop AI solutions for India-centric challenges.
* **AIKosha: IndiaAI Datasets Platform:**
* Provides access to AI models, development tools, and resources across various fields (health, agriculture, education) with data privacy safeguards.
* Acts as a shared library for building new AI tools and solutions, including Text-to-Speech models in Indian languages.
* Offers secure API-based access and an AI Sandbox environment for model training and experimentation.
* Accessible at https://aikosh.indiaai.gov.in/home.
* **iGOT-AI Courses:**
* Aims to strengthen AI awareness and capacity building among government officials and stakeholders.
* The iGOT Karmayogi platform offers over 176 courses on AI and emerging technologies from various institutions.
* As of the document's release, over 7.2 million enrolments and 5.3 million completions have been recorded.
* The "YUVA AI for All" course is also available, with 128,848 enrolments and 83,010 completions.
* **IndiaAI Startups Global: International Acceleration Program:**
* A collaboration with Station F (Paris) and HEC Paris to help Indian AI startups expand into the European market.
* Supports startups developing solutions for governance, smart cities, document intelligence, and enterprise automation.
* Thirty applications are being developed for India-specific problems in sectors like Agriculture, Health, and Climate Change.
* 10 startups identified from hackathons and innovation challenges are being scaled.
* **Development of Sovereign Models:**
* Twelve teams shortlisted for developing indigenous foundational AI/Large Language Models.
* Models developed by Sarvam AI, BharatGen, Gnani, and Socket were launched at the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026.
* These models show strong performance on Indic language benchmarks, with some outperforming frontier models.
* **IndiaAI Compute:**
* Provides affordable access to high-end compute infrastructure for startups, researchers, academic institutions, and government organizations.
* Over 38,000 GPUs have been empaneled through 14 AI service providers.
* Data centers are located across major cities, including Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru.
* The IndiaAI Compute Portal (https://compute.indiaai.gov.in) allows eligible users to access GPU resources.
* An additional 20,000 GPUs are being added to expand compute capacity.
* **AI Impact Summit 2026:**
* Announced investment commitments of around $250 billion in AI infrastructure, reflecting global confidence in India's AI ecosystem.
* **Shortlisted AI Solutions (Annexure II):**
* Details of 30 shortlisted AI solutions under the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative are provided, covering themes such as Agriculture, Climate, Healthcare, Learning Disabilities, and Governance. These solutions address various challenges including sustainable agriculture, disease prediction, early detection of health issues, educational support, and streamlining public services.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Government Officials and Other Stakeholders**
* **Impact:** Enhanced AI awareness and capacity building through the iGOT-AI initiative and access to resources via AIKosha.
* **Action Required:** Participate in iGOT-AI courses and utilize the AIKosha platform for AI development.
* **Indian AI Startups**
* **Impact:** Opportunities for global market expansion through the IndiaAI Startups Global program, access to compute infrastructure via IndiaAI Compute, and support for developing innovative solutions.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the global acceleration program, leverage IndiaAI Compute resources, and develop solutions for India-specific challenges.
* **Researchers and Academic Institutions**
* **Impact:** Access to high-end compute infrastructure through IndiaAI Compute for AI research and development.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the IndiaAI Compute Portal to access GPU resources.
* **General Public (indirectly)**
* **Impact:** Development of AI solutions addressing India-centric challenges in sectors like agriculture, healthcare, and governance, leading to improved public services and societal well-being.
* **Action Required:** No direct action is specified for the general public, but they are beneficiaries of the developed AI solutions.
Key Entities Referenced
IndiaAI Mission: A national mission aimed at building a robust AI ecosystem, expanding access to AI technologies, supporting innovation, and promoting AI solutions for India-centric challenges.
iGOT initiative: An initiative focused on strengthening AI awareness and capacity building among government officials and other stakeholders.
AIKosha: A platform providing access to AI models, development tools, and other resources, acting as a shared library for AI models.
IndiaAI Startups Global: International Acceleration Program: A program supporting Indian AI startups in accessing global innovation ecosystems and expanding into international markets.
IndiaAI Compute: A government initiative providing affordable access to high-end compute infrastructure for AI innovation.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
AI models developed under IndiaAI Mission
represent important progress in building India’s
own AI capabilities tailored to local languages
and use-cases
iGOT initiative strengthening AI awareness and capacity
building among government officials and other stakeholders
Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 4:13PM by PIB Delhi
Government of India launched the IndiaAI Mission in March 2024 with the objective of building a robust
ecosystem of AI in the country. The Mission seeks to expand access to AI technologies, support innovation
and promote the development of AI solutions addressing India-centric challenges.
AIKosha: IndiaAI Datasets Platform
AIKosha is platform which provides access AI models, development tools and other resources. These
belong to various fields such as health, agriculture, and education, with safeguards for data privacy.
AIKosh acts as a shared library of AI models that anyone can use to build new AI tools and solutions.
Eg. Text-to-Speech (TTS) models in Indian languages like Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, and Malayalam.
The sovereign model being developed as part of IndiaAI mission such as Sarvam are also available on
AIKosh.
In addition, AIKosh provides a secure API-based access, an AI Sandbox environment for model training
and experimentation.
These models, datasets and other information can be accessed from the website https://aikosh.indiaai.gov.i
n/home.
iGOT-AI Courses
The iGOT initiative is aimed at strengthening AI awareness and capacity building among government
officials and other stakeholders.
The iGOT Karmayogi platform currently offers over 176 courses on Artificial Intelligence and emerging
technologies (Details in Annexure-I), published by a wide range of institutions, organizations, and
academic bodies.
To date, these courses have cumulatively recorded 72,99,149 enrolments and 53,79,235 completions from
registered learners on the platform.
The YUVA AI for All course offered by the IndiaAI Mission is also available on the iGOTKarmayogi
platform in English and Hindi. Together, the two versions of the course have recorded 1,28,848
enrolments and 83,010 completions from registered learners on the platform to date.IndiaAI Startups Global: International Acceleration Program
The IndiaAI Startups Global program was launched in collaboration with Station F (Paris) and HEC Paris.
Under this program, 10 Indian AI startups have been selected and supported to expand into the European
market.
It supports Indian AI startups in accessing global innovation ecosystems and expanding into international
markets.
These startups are already developing innovative solutions across sectors such as governance, smart cities,
document intelligence, and enterprise automation. Their work highlights the growing maturity of India’s
AI startup ecosystem and its ability to build practical, deployment-ready solutions.
Further, under the IndiaAI Mission, thirty (30) applications are being developed focusing on India-specific
problems. These applications belong to critical sectors notably Agriculture, Health, Climate change and
disaster. Details are at Annexure-II.
Sector-specific hackathons and Innovation challenges have also been organised with the Indian
Cybercrime Coordination Centre, the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Ayush, Ministry of MSME,
NFRA and National Cancer Grid (NCG) to further encourage focused AI solution development.
From these hackathons and innovation challenges, 10 startups have been identified for scaling up the
solutions.
Development of Sovereign Models
Under the IndiaAI mission, Twelve (12) teams have been shortlisted in the phase 1 for development of
indigenous foundational AI models/Large Language Models.
Models developed by Sarvam AI, BharatGen, Gnani and Socket were launched during the IndiaAI Impact
Summit 2026. These models represent important progress in building India’s own AI capabilities tailored
to local languages and use-cases.
These sovereign models show strong performance on Indic language benchmarks. In some cases, these
perform better than leading frontier models for Indian language tasks.
For instance, models developed by Sarvam AI have demonstrated high accuracy in document
understanding and Indic language processing.
IndiaAI Compute
The Government is cognisant of the importance of compute infrastructure for the innovation in AI. As
India advances towards using AI to solve real-life problems and develop AI models, developers require
access to large-scale compute for both training and inference.
Common compute under IndiaAI Mission is providing affordable access to high-end compute
infrastructure to startups, researchers, academic institutions and government organizations.
More than 38,000 GPUs have been empaneled through 14 AI service providers to provide shared AI
compute infrastructure
Data centres located across the country including Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru,
Noida and Jamnagar are providing these services
IndiaAI Compute Portal (https://compute.indiaai.gov.in) enables eligible users to discover and
access GPU compute resources
The Government recognises compute as a public good for inclusive AI development. In this direction,
compute capacity is being further expanded by adding 20,000 GPUs under the IndiaAI Mission (currently
under process).The Government is also working to strengthen the data centre ecosystem. The Union Budget 2026–27
announced a long-term tax holiday for data centre and cloud infrastructure investment.
The AI Impact Summit 2026 saw investment commitments of around $250 billion in AI infrastructure.
This reflects a strong global confidence in India’s AI ecosystem.
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Annexure I
List of courses under the theme: AI & Emerging Tech in Governance
S. No. Course
1. AI Using Google Bard and ChatGPT for Beginners
2. Artificial Intelligence for Everyone
3. AI Essentials: Leveraging Meta Bots for WhatsApp Automation
4. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5. AI for Presentations
6. Introduction to Leveraging AI and ChatGPT
7. GenAI for Everyone
8. Evolution and Application of Artificial Intelligence
9. AI in Government: Transforming Public Service Delivery
10. AI Ethics for Governance
11. Responsible AI in the Generative AI Era
12. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Cybersecurity
13. Governing Artificial Intelligence
14. Preventing Cybercrime: AI-based Threats and Measures
15. AI in Agri Food Systems
16. AI Applications in Governance
17. Basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI)18. YUVA AI for All
19. Model Artificial Intelligence Law
20. DHFC - Module 11 - Application of AI and ML in Healthcare
21. Artificial Intelligence: Technology Ethics and Impact
22. Artificial Intelligence_L2
23. Gen AI and AR-VR Fundamentals
24. Ensuring AI Governance of India
25. Adopting AI for Cyber Resiliency
26. AI Policies and Governance in India
27. GenAI: Enhancing Public Sector Efficiency
28. Artificial Intelligence Enabling Education Outreach
29. Enhancing Microsoft Documents with Artificial Intelligence
30. Digital Transformation: Building the Future with AI
31. Artificial Intelligence in Banking Financial Services and Insurance
32. Artificial Intelligence for Investments
33. Artificial Intelligence: Driving Transformation at Speed and Scale
34. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
35. Artificial Intelligence for Social Good
36. Artificial Intelligence in Finance
37. Foundations of Artificial Intelligence: Applications and Ethics
38. Introduction to AI, ML and Robotic Process Automation and Applications
39. Core Areas of Artificial Intelligence40. AI in Infrastructure and Urban Development
41. Ethical AI: Navigating Security and Privacy in the Digital Era
42. Artificial Intelligence: Unlocking Potential and Securing Trust
43. Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Applications in Power Sector
44. Handling Data with Artificial Intelligence: A Beginners Guide
45. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
46. Basics of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Defence
47. Generative AI in Public Policy and Governance
48. AI Applications in Government
49. Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good: Innovate Empower and Transform
50. Introduction to Robotic Process Automation RPA and AI Based Automation
51. Responsible AI in Action
52. AI Regulatory Policies and Implementation Considerations
53. Fundamentals of Generative Artificial Intelligence
54. Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Agentic AI
55. Artificial Intelligence and Digital Public Infrastructure Stack
56. Process of Recoupment in Indian Railways
57. Artificial Intelligence for Accessibility and Inclusion
58. Artificial Intelligence Integration in Microsoft Office 365
59. Artificial Intelligence for Public Governance
60. Artificial Intelligence in Heritage Preservation
61. AI for Social Sector Transformation62. Blockchain Basics
63. Sovereign Artificial Intelligence Models for India
64. Emerging Tech and Security in India's Supply Chain Revolution
65. ChatGPT and Generative AI tools for Government Officials
66. AI led Digital Transformation in Urban Governance
67. AI led Digital Transformation in Agriculture
68. AI led Digital Transformation in Education
69. AI led Digital Transformation in Rural Development
70. Introduction to Emerging Technologies
71. इमजगटेोलॉजीजसेपरचय
72. ChatGPT and Generative AI tools: An Introduction
73. AI for Digital Transformation: Machine Learning and Deep Learning
74. AI led Digital Transformation in Healthcare
75. AI for Digital Transformation: Computer Vision
76. Data Storytelling: Narratives and Artificial Intelligence for Impact
77. Core Areas of Artificial Intelligence
78. Fundamentals of Generative Artificial Intelligence
79. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
80. Generative AI in Public Policy and Governance
81. Advanced Prompt Engineering for Everyone
82. Advanced Data Analysis with Generative AI
83. AI for Energy and Biomedical Applications84. AI for Education (Intermediate)
85. AI For Medical Treatment
86. AI for Medical Prognosis
87. AI for Medical Diagnosis
88. Build and Execute an Organisational AI Strategy
89. Blockchain Architecture - Intermediate Concepts
90. Stay Safe in Cyber Space
91. CYBER SECURITY BEST PRACTICES FOR AN ORGANIZATION
92. Cyber Security Basics
93. Cyber Vigilance: What Every Digital Citizen Must Know
94. Cybersecurity
95. Cyber Security and Strategy
96. Cybercrime Investigation
97. Cybersecurity (Basic Level)
98. Awareness and Prevention of Cyberattacks
99. Cybercrime and Digital Forensics
100. Network and Telecom Security - Cyber Security Ecosystem
101. Staying Safe in Cyberspace
102. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Cybersecurity
103. Digital Crime Scene Investigation in Cybercrime
104. Preventing Cybercrime: AI-based Threats and Measures
105. Cyber Shikshaa Fundamentals106. Cyber Security
107. Cyber Security (Intermediate level)
108. Cyber Contraventions and Cyber Offences
109. Cybersecurity and E-Governance Risks
110. Cyber Security Audit
111. Cyber Threats Facing the Nation Creating a Cyber Surakshit Bharat
112. Information Security - Cyber Crimes, Data Security, Data Mining
113. Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Government Personnel
114. Operation Secure Bharat: Responding to A Cyber Crisis
115. Understanding Cyber Security and Digital Privacy
116. Cyber Security Guide for Government Officials
117. Foundation Course on Cyber Security
118. Cyber Torts, Cyber Contravention and Adjudicating Authorities
119. Cyber and CDR Analysis
120. A discussion on the Telecommunication Cybersecurity Rules, 2024
121. Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
122. Integrated Digital Services and Cybersecurity
123. CERT-In and Fundamentals of Cyber Hygiene
124. Jurisdictional Issues in Cyberspace
125. Introduction to Cyber Security
126. Baseline Cybersecurity Controls for MSMEs
127. Adopting AI for Cyber Resiliency128. The Evolving Role of the CISO in light of Cyber Crime
129. Cybersecurity Phishing and Pharming: Protecting Yourself
130. Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Leaders
131. Introduction to Cybersecurity Incident Response
132. Capital Market Cyber Resilience: Lessons from BSE and ICCL
133. Future of Cyber Security: Strategic Preparedness
134. Cyber Hygiene Essentials
135. AI Adoption and Cybersecurity in Banking
136. Cyber Resilience in Critical Infrastructure Systems
137. Strategic Procurement: Law Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats
138. Cyber Crime Investigation - Basic Course
139. TRINETRA - End to End Cyber Security Solution
140. Digital Infrastructure and Cybersecurity: Growth and Protection
141. Cyber security and Data Privacy: Ethical and Legal Considerations
142. Cybercrime Investigation Fundamentals
143. Zero Trust Architecture and Strategic Cybersecurity Frameworks
144. Investigation of Cybercrime with a Focus on Women and Children
145. Building Resilient Cybersecurity Systems
146. Resilience in Banking: Strategies and Cybersecurity
147. Cybersecurity Masterclass: Managing Information and Risk
148. Cyber Resilience for Bharat
149. Digital Transformation with Cyber Secure Governance150. Understanding Data Protection Rights and Cyber Threat Response
151. Introduction to Networking for Cyber Professionals
152. NotebookLM
153. Quantum Technologies
154. Deep Tech and India
155. Introduction to R and Python Programming
156. Data Science for Policy Makers Part - 1
157. Data Analysis and Decision Making - I (DADM-I)
158. Data Analysis and Decision Making - II (DADM-II)
159. Data Analytics for Public Policymakers and Administrators
160. Advanced Concepts in SQL
161. Data Analysis and Visualization
162. Data Analysis using R
163. Database Design and Introduction to MySQL
164. R Programming
165. Tableau_L2
166. Data Storytelling
167. Design Thinking for Data Professionals
168. Introduction to Smart Grids Information Technology (IT) Applications
169. Introduction to Smart Grid Technologies -Operational Technology (OT)
170. Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Applications in Power Sector
171. Digital Technologies for Climate Resiliency172. Introduction to Semiconductor Nanofabrication Technology
173. Foundations of Cybersecurity
174. Leading with Generative AI
175. Advanced Data Analysis with Generative AI
176. युवाएआईफॉरऑल
Annexure II
The details of shortlisted AI solution under IndiaAI Application Development Initiative are as
under:
Sl.No. Name of the Solution Solution Description Theme
1 Promoting regenerative agriculture In-house developed MRV Agriculture
practices for a sustainable future (Measurement, Reporting, and
using AI Verification) technology designed to
ensure the integrity and quality of
generated carbon credits.
2 Krishi Sah‘AI’yak - Farming Co- AI-powered conversational co-pilot to Agriculture
pilot provide personalized advisory to
farmers in Indic languages
3 Kadalcompass - We Amplify the 5G-enabled device that transforms Agriculture
voice of water using Hydro- fishing practices using AI, IoUT, and
AI,Underwatercom,IoUT with advanced communication technologies
Sensor Network
4 KissanCopilot Multilingual Powered by Dhenu's vertical LLM for Agriculture
Multimodal personalized AI agriculture, provides personalized
Assistant for small holder farmers agricultural advisory services to
smallholder farmers.
5 Rapid, chemical-free soil testing End-to-end soil testing approach Agriculture
solution using NIR Spectroscopy & leverages an offline app, AI-powered
AI/ML models spectral device, and ML models to
deliver timely, chemical-free soil
analysis.6 AI deep-tech driven quality SAAS platform to provide objective Agriculture
assessment of Maize quality assessment of maize including
price estimation & sales pipelining.
7 AI-Driven Live Fish Logistics and AI-driven solution that optimizes Agriculture
Mortality Reduction in Aquaculture aquaculture operations
8 QScan AI-powered IoT solution that captures Agriculture
critical data throughout the fresh
produce lifecycle, providing real-time
analysis of food quality and actionable
insights to sellers.
9 Heatwave Resilience: Integrating Integrates AI-based climate forecasting Climate
AI-based Advanced Forecasting for with health data to develop a targeted
Extreme Heat Events risk classification system for heat-health
impacts
10 Multi-Hazard Susceptibility hazard management system to predict Climate
Mapping Landslides, Debris Flows and Flash
Floods
11 DeepFlood: Rapid flood inundation Advanced flood inundation mapping Climate
mapping using Vision Transformers tool using SAR data and deep learning
and Satellite Data models for real-time, automated flood
detection
12 Moskeet: Climate impact on AI-powered platform integrates real- Climate
mosquito-borne diseases time climate data with mosquito
tracking to predict and prevent disease
outbreaks.
13 End to End AI Cloud Platform for AI cloud platform for radiology Healthcare
Radiology Diagnosis diagnosis, integrating innovative
technologies such as CV, GenAI, NLP,
Dicom, mobile, and cloud computing
14 NIDAAN (iNtegrated lung health qXR, an advanced AI tool for Healthcare
screening &tuberculosIs Detection interpreting chest X-rays (CXR), detects
through Ai At National scale) & localizes 30+ findings.
15 Impactful AI solution, preventing early detection of vision threatening Healthcare
preventable blindness, for socio- retinal abnormalities
economic transformation.16 AI Powered Wearable Technology AI Enabled Hardware Platform for Joint Healthcare
for Detection & Diagnosis of Pain Diagnostics and Rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal Joint Health Pain. Segments of Healthcare
17 VoxelBox Neuro-informatics platform that allows Healthcare
to map the functional maps /
connectomics of the human brain
18 Development of Ocellux: An AI- Portable, affordable and highly Healthcare
Based Solution for Enhanced Early accessible retina imaging device
Diabetic Eye Screening in INDIA. powered by AI for early detection of
eye diseases like Diabetic Retinopathy,
AMD & Glaucoma
19 Revolutionizing healthcare using AI-powered personal doctor available Healthcare
doctor-led AI 24x7 and free of cost, designed to assist
people when they are sick, monitor their
health through wearables, and act as a
health coach to prevent diseases.
20 AI/ML enabled MafPro device MafPro handheld detector provides a Healthcare
platform for cancer staging, radiation-free, non-invasive, safe and
localization, and margins. cost-effective solution that can reliably
detect and adequately evaluate
metastases in lymph nodes using AI/ML
based algorithms
21 Readabled (Online Dyslexia web-based application designed to help Learning
Training) children with dyslexia improve phonetic disabilities
awareness through interactive exercises.
22 Voice fusion AI AI application to provide assistive Learning
support to individuals with SLDs in disabilities
multiple Indian languages
23 ScreenPlay - a digital game based Digital, game-based screening tool Learning
screening tool for autism and designed to identify children aged 3 to 6 disabilities
related disorders. who may be at risk for autism or related
developmental conditions
24 Jiveesha AI-powered diagnostic platform for Learning
early detection of SLDs disabilities25 Adaptive Learning and Detection Advanced AI techniques to detect Learning
for SLDs Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) disabilities
such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and
dyscalculia.
26 Special Educator AI AI-driven system designed to address Learning
India’s shortage of special educators disabilities
and support children with SLDs.
27 ConvoZen.AI by NoBroker AI-powered conversational platform Governance
Technologies that automates customer engagement
across channels like chat, voice, email,
and social media, offering fast,
personalized, and multilingual support.
28 AI contact center AI-powered technologies like machine Governance
translation, NLP, ASR and TTS, and
multilingual voice recognition to
enhance governance by improving
communication and accessibility across
India’s linguistic diversity
29 Adalat AI: AI solutions for Courts AI-powered platform provides real-time Governance
multilingual transcription, translation,
live case flow management, and
WhatsApp chatbots to streamline
courtroom operations
30 Gov.Civis.Vote AI-powered Digital Public Governance
Infrastructure designed to transform
public consultations in India by making
citizen engagement more inclusive,
scalable, and comprehensive
This information was submitted by Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology
Shri Jitin Prasada in Rajya Sabha on 13.03.2026.
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