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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1668
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 13.02.2026
PROGRESS OF INDIAAI MISSION
1668. SHRI SATNAM SINGH SANDHU:
Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) the total funds allocated and released under the IndiaAI Mission since its approval in March
2024, year-wise and pillar-wise;
(b) the details of deployment of the announced 38,000 Graphics Processing Units (GPUs),
including their geographical distribution, institutional access and utilisation levels;
(c) the criteria adopted to provide subsidised GPU access at ₹65 per hour and the number of
Startups, academic institutions and Government agencies benefitted so far; and
(d) the measurable outcomes achieved under the Mission in terms of research outputs, applications
developed and public service delivery improvements?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) to (d): India’s AI strategy is based on the Hon’ble Prime Minister's vision to democratize the
use of technology. It aims to address India centric challenges, create economic and employment
opportunities for all Indians.
IndiaAI Mission:
In March 2024, Government of India launched IndiaAI mission with outlay of Rs 10,372 Cr for
development of the overall AI ecosystem in the country.
In less than 24 months, India AI Mission has set up a foundation for development of AI ecosystem
in the country:
• More than 38 thousand GPUs for common compute facility have been onboarded, which are
being provided to Indian start-ups and academia at an affordable rate.
• Twelve teams have been shortlisted for development of indigenous foundational models or
Large Language Models.
• Thirty applications have been approved for developing India specific AI applications.
• More than eight thousand undergraduate students, five thousand post graduate students and
five hundred PhD students are supported for talent development.
• 27 India Data and AI labs have been established and 543 more have been identified.The implementation of ‘IndiaAI Mission’ is with a total outlay of Rs. 10,371.92 Cr for a period of
5 years. The detailed allocation of budgetary outlay among its seven key pillars is as follows:
Components Total Outlay (₹ Cr)
IndiaAI Compute Capacity
4563.36
IndiaAI Foundation Models
1971.37
IndiaAI Datasets Platform
199.55
IndiaAI Application Development Initiative
689.05
IndiaAI FutureSkills
882.94
IndiaAI Startup Financing
1942.5
Safe & Trusted AI
20.46
IndiaAI Overheads and Contingency @1% 102.69
Total 10,371.92
The funds allocated and released since the inception of IndiaAI Mission is as under:
Budgetary Amount
Sr No. Year Estimates received to
(Cr) IndiaAI (Cr)
1 2024-25 173.00 (R.E.) 21.79
2 2025-26 800.00 (R.E.) 379.15*
3 2026-27 1,000.00 (B.E.) -
* As on 09.02.2026
IndiaAI Compute Capacity Pillar: This pillar under the IndiaAI Mission aims to provide high-
end compute power (GPUs) to all, including MSMEs and startups, at an affordable cost.
• National AI compute capacity is operationalized through empaneled AI service providers
offering GPU access on cloud at subsidized rates.
• Fourteen (14) AI Service providers have been empaneled to provide affordable access to high-
end AI compute infrastructure.
• The data centres from which these services are delivered are located across multiple regions of
the country. At present, all such AI service providers are MeitY-empaneled Cloud Service
Providers, with data centres situated in cities such as Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad,
Bengaluru, Noida and Jamnagar.
• The IndiaAI Compute Portal (https://compute.indiaai.gov.in) has been developed to enable
discovery, access and utilisation of the empanelled AI cloud services.
• IndiaAI has notified an End User Policy governing access to GPU resources and subsidy
allocation. Eligible end users include startups, MSMEs, researchers, academic institutions,
students and Government entities.• As on date, AI compute resources are being availed by 114 academic researchers, 47 startups
and MSMEs, 8 IndiaAI Fellows, 32 students, 36 early-stage startups, 10 early-stage
researchers, and 58 Government entities.
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