MeitY and the Government of Kerala will hold the BHASHINI Rajyam Workshop on October 8, 2025, at 9:30 AM at Hotel SP Grand Days, Thiruvananthapuram. The workshop is being organised by the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with the Kerala State IT Mission, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of Kerala. The theme is “Voice-First Digital Governance and the Linguistic Empowerment of Malayalam.” A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed between the Government of Kerala and the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under MeitY to develop AI models, speech recognition systems, and multilingual applications for the Malayalam language. The collaboration will enable citizen access to governance, education, healthcare, and other essential services via Malayalam voice and text interfaces. The event will include demonstrations of BHASHINI's tools for voice-first multilingual governance, including the MITRA Program, and will launch Bhashini Samudaye. There will be a live demonstration of Bhashadaan. Shri Amitabh Nag, CEO, Digital India BHASHINI Division and Director, IndiaAI, stated that the adoption of the Malayalam language model under the BHASHINI Rajyam initiative marks progress towards a multilingual Digital India. The release ID is 2175782. The event was posted on Oct 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM by PIB Thiruvananthpuram.
Key Entities Referenced
Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD): Division within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) focused on integrating Indian languages into digital ecosystems.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY): Union ministry responsible for developing and promoting electronic and information technology policies, including language technology initiatives.
Government of Kerala: State government collaborating with MeitY and the DIBD on language technology initiatives and hosting the BHASHINI Rajyam Workshop.
BHASHINI Rajyam Workshop: Workshop focused on integrating Malayalam into India's digital governance ecosystem through voice-first digital governance and linguistic empowerment.
Malayalam language: The specific language that the Digital India BHASHINI Division is working to integrate into digital services in partnership with the Government of Kerala
Ministry of Electronics & IT
MeitY and Government of Kerala to hold BHASHINI
Rajyam Workshop on voice- first digital governance
in Malayalam
MoU to be signed between Government of Kerala
and Digital India BHASHINI Division to develop AI-
based Malayalam language technologies
Posted On: 07 OCT 2025 3:35PM by PIB Thiruvananthpuram
The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY), in collaboration with the Kerala State IT Mission, Department of Electronics and Information
Technology, Government of Kerala, will organize the BHASHINI Rajyam Workshop: Kerala Chapter on 8th
October 2025 at 9:30 AM, at Hotel SP Grand Days, Thiruvananthapuram.
The workshop, with the theme “Voice-First Digital Governance and the Linguistic Empowerment of
Malayalam,” aims to strengthen digital inclusivity by integrating Malayalam into India’s multilingual digital
ecosystem.
As part of the event, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed between the Government of
Kerala and the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under MeitY to develop robust AI models, speech
recognition systems, and multilingual applications tailored for the Malayalam language. The collaboration
will focus on enabling citizens to access governance, education, healthcare, and other essential services
through Malayalam voice and text interfaces.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Amitabh Nag, CEO, Digital India BHASHINI Division and Director, IndiaAI,
said that Malayalam holds a distinguished place in India’s linguistic and cultural heritage. The adoption of the
Malayalam language model under the BHASHINI Rajyam initiative will mark a major step towards achieving
a truly multilingual Digital India.
The workshop will bring together senior policymakers, technical experts, representatives from academia,
industry, and civil society. Demonstrations of BHASHINI’s suite of tools for voice-first multilingual
governance, including the MITRA (Mitra Program), will be showcased during the event.
The event will also feature the launch of Bhashini Samudaye, an initiative aimed at establishing State
Language Missions to lead digital language adoption, and a live demonstration of Bhashadaan, the citizen
contribution platform that encourages individuals to donate Malayalam voice and text data to strengthen AI
models.
The BHASHINI Rajyam Workshop is expected to lay a strong foundation for integrating Malayalam into
India’s digital governance ecosystem, ensuring that digital public services are inclusive, accessible, and
linguistically relevant for all citizens.
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