Parliament Question: IndiaAI Mission in Bengaluru

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6070 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 01.04.2026 INDIAAI MISSION IN BENGALURU 6070. SHRI P C MOHAN: Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) the progress made under the IndiaAI Mission in the State of Karnataka particularly in Bengaluru including operationalisation of AIKosha datasets platform, iGOT-AI courses and AI skilling initiatives in academic and research institutions; (b) the number of startups, incubators and research institutions in Bengaluru supported under the Global Acceleration Programme, innovation challenges and other funding components of the Mission along with details of financial assistance provided; (c) the details of sectors identified for incorporation and deployment of Artificial Intelligence under the Mission such as healthcare, education, mobility, governance, fintech and manufacturing and the details of sector-specific initiatives in Bengaluru; and (d) whether the Government proposes to expand AI compute capacity, data centres, GPU infrastructure and dedicated AI innovation clusters in Bengaluru and if so, the details and timeline thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA) (a) to (d): 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 provide access AI models, development tools and other resources. These belong to various fields such as health, agriculture, and education, with safeguards for data privacy. Presently, AIKosh platform more than 280 models available for the use of researchers, startups and other stakeholders. AIKosh also provides a secure API-based access, an AI Sandbox environment for model training and experimentation. It also provides AI Guardrails toolkits, which support developersin monitoring, evaluating and constraining model behaviour during development and deployment. The details and features of AIKosh can be accessed from https://aikosh.indiaai.gov.in/. 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 iGOT Karmayogi platform. 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. AI Skilling Initiatives IndiaAI Data & AI Labs Under the IndiaAI Mission, the IndiaAI FutureSkills pillar envisages the establishment of IndiaAI Data and AI Labs in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities across the country. The aim is to strengthen AI skilling and capacity building, such as conducting coursework in AI, data curation, annotation, cleaning and applied data science. As part of this initiative, 27 labs at NIELIT centres have already been established and operationalised to deliver foundational and sector-specific AI training in data and AI. In addition, 543 labs in ITIs/Polytechnics across all States and Union Territories are currently under implementation to offer both foundational and sector-specific AI courses aligned with India’s diverse developmental needs. The courses in AI and related domains are being designed in close alignment with industry requirements. The labs are equipped with appropriate infrastructure and tools to facilitate hands-on learning and practical experimentation. In Karnataka, 51 ITIs/Polytechnics have been identified for establishing the labs. IndiaAI Fellowship Under the IndiaAI FutureSkills pillar, the Government is developing an extensive AI talent and research pipeline by supporting 500 PhD fellows, 5,000 postgraduates and 8,000 undergraduates.To date, from Karnataka, out of 511 total selected students, 21 students have been selected for the IndiaAI Fellowship (UG, PG, and IDD programmes), and 8 scholars have been selected for the IndiaAI Research Fellowship (PhD programme). The selected candidates are from prestigious institutions such as AcSIR–Fourth Paradigm Institute (4PI), Bengaluru; Manipal Institute of Technology; Manipal School of Information Science; Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal; CSIR–Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru; National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal; Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru; Visvesvaraya Technological University; Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad; etc. 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. List of Bengaluru-based startups from the 10 Indian Startups selected under Cohort 1: ● PrivaSapien Technologies – HQ on Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru ● CoRover.ai – HQ in Kadubeesanahalli, Bengaluru ● SatSure Analytics – HQ on Brunton Road, Bengaluru ● NeuroPixel.AI – HQ in HSR Layout/Koramangala, Bengaluru ● Voicing AI – registered in Bengaluru Sector-specific initiatives under IndiaAI Mission 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 ModelsUnder the IndiaAI mission, twelve (12) teams have been shortlisted in phase 1 for development of sovereign 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 recognises compute as a public good for inclusive AI development. A national AI compute capacity has been operationalized through empanelled AI service providers offering GPU access on cloud at subsidized rates to eligible users. This Common compute under IndiaAI Mission is available to startups, researchers, academic institutions and government organizations. ● More than 38,000 GPUs have been empanelled 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 including researchers to discover and access GPU compute resources ● Access to these GPUs is provided at subsidized rates; Average rate is approximately Rs 65 per GPU per hour, except for select high-end GPUs ● Empanelled providers are delivering storage, networking, AI platforms and other supporting services necessary for AI model development and deployment The compute capacity is being further expanded by adding 20,000 GPUs under the IndiaAI Mission (currently under process). The Government is working to strengthen the data centre ecosystem where these GPUs will be housed. The Union Budget 2026–27 announced a long-term tax holiday to promote 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.Annexure I List of courses under the theme: AI & Emerging Tech 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 Ethics38. Introduction to AI, ML and Robotic Process Automation and Applications 39. Core Areas of Artificial Intelligence 40. 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 Transformation 62. 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. इमर्जिंग टेक्नोलॉजीज से परिचय 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 Governance81. Advanced Prompt Engineering for Everyone 82. Advanced Data Analysis with Generative AI 83. AI for Energy and Biomedical Applications 84. 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 Fundamentals 106. 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 Hygiene124. Jurisdictional Issues in Cyberspace 125. Introduction to Cyber Security 126. Baseline Cybersecurity Controls for MSMEs 127. Adopting AI for Cyber Resiliency 128. 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 Governance 150. 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 Storytelling167. 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 Resiliency 172. Introduction to Semiconductor Nanofabrication Technology 173. Foundations of Cybersecurity 174. Leading with Generative AI 175. Advanced Data Analysis with Generative AI 176. युवा एआई फॉि ऑल 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 In-house developed MRV Agriculture agriculture practices for a (Measurement, Reporting, and sustainable future using Verification) technology designed to AI ensure the integrity and quality of generated carbon credits. 2 Krishi Sah‘AI’yak - AI-powered conversational co-pilot to Agriculture Farming Co-pilot provide personalized advisory to farmers in Indic languages 3 Kadalcompass - We 5G-enabled device that transforms Agriculture Amplify the voice of fishing practices using AI, IoUT, and water using Hydro- advanced communication technologies AI,Underwater com,IoUT with Sensor Network 4 KissanCopilot Powered by Dhenu's vertical LLM for Agriculture Multilingual Multimodal agriculture, provides personalizedpersonalized AI Assistant agricultural advisory services to for small holder farmers smallholder farmers. 5 Rapid, chemical-free soil End-to-end soil testing approach Agriculture testing solution using leverages an offline app, AI-powered NIR Spectroscopy & spectral device, and ML models to AI/ML models deliver timely, chemical-free soil analysis. 6 AI deep-tech driven SAAS platform to provide objective Agriculture quality assessment of quality assessment of maize including Maize price estimation & sales pipelining. 7 AI-Driven Live Fish AI-driven solution that optimizes Agriculture Logistics and Mortality aquaculture operations Reduction in Aquaculture 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: Integrates AI-based climate forecasting Climate Integrating AI-based with health data to develop a targeted Advanced Forecasting for risk classification system for heat-health Extreme Heat Events impacts 10 Multi-Hazard hazard management system to predict Climate Susceptibility Mapping Landslides, Debris Flows and Flash Floods 11 DeepFlood: Rapid flood Advanced flood inundation mapping tool Climate inundation mapping using SAR data and deep learning using Vision models for real-time, automated flood Transformers and detection Satellite Data 12 ⁠Moskeet: Climate impact AI-powered platform integrates real-time Climate on mosquito-borne climate data with mosquito tracking to diseases predict and prevent disease outbreaks. 13 End to End AI Cloud AI cloud platform for radiology Healthcare Platform for Radiology diagnosis, integrating innovative Diagnosis technologies such as CV, GenAI, NLP, Dicom, mobile, and cloud computing 14 NIDAAN (iNtegrated qXR, an advanced AI tool for Healthcare lung health screening & interpreting chest X-rays (CXR), detects tuberculosIs Detection & localizes 30+ findings. through Ai At National scale)15 Impactful AI solution, early detection of vision threatening Healthcare preventing preventable retinal abnormalities blindness, for socio- economic transformation. 16 AI Powered Wearable AI Enabled Hardware Platform for Joint Healthcare Technology for Detection Pain Diagnostics and Rehabilitation & Diagnosis of Segments of Healthcare Musculoskeletal Joint Health Pain. 17 VoxelBox Neuro-informatics platform that allows Healthcare to map the functional maps / connectomics of the human brain 18 Development of Ocellux: Portable, affordable and highly Healthcare An AI-Based Solution for accessible retina imaging device Enhanced Early Diabetic powered by AI for early detection of eye Eye Screening in INDIA. diseases like Diabetic Retinopathy, AMD & Glaucoma 19 Revolutionizing AI-powered personal doctor available Healthcare healthcare using doctor- 24x7 and free of cost, designed to assist led AI people when they are sick, monitor their health through wearables, and act as a health coach to prevent diseases. 20 AI/ML enabled MafPro MafPro handheld detector provides a Healthcare device platform for radiation-free, non-invasive, safe and cancer staging, cost-effective solution that can reliably localization, and margins. detect and adequately evaluate metastases in lymph nodes using AI/ML based algorithms 21 Readabled (Online web-based application designed to help Learning Dyslexia 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 Digital, game-based screening tool Learning game based screening designed to identify children aged 3 to 6 disabilities tool for autism and who may be at risk for autism or related related disorders. developmental conditions 24 Jiveesha AI-powered diagnostic platform for Learning early detection of SLDs disabilities 25 Adaptive Learning and Advanced AI techniques to detect Learning Detection 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 and disabilities support children with SLDs. 27 ConvoZen.AI by AI-powered conversational platform that Governance NoBroker Technologies 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 AI-powered platform provides real-time Governance for Courts multilingual transcription, translation, live case flow management, and WhatsApp chatbots to streamline courtroom operations 30 Gov.Civis.Vote AI-powered Digital Public Infrastructure Governance designed to transform public consultations in India by making citizen engagement more inclusive, scalable, and comprehensive *******