Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Science and Technology addresses the establishment and support of Science and Technology Parks and Innovation Centres focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies. The government is actively funding and supporting various initiatives, including Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) and Centres of Excellence (CoEs), to promote AI research and application across sectors. Proposals from Karnataka for AI-focused centers have been supported, and collaborations between academia, startups, and industry are being promoted to accelerate AI development.
Key Points / Main Content:
Government Support for AI and Emerging Technologies:
* The government supports the establishment of Science and Technology Parks and Innovation Centres focused on AI and emerging technologies.
* The Department of Science & Technology (DST) is implementing the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NMICPS) with an outlay of Rs. 3,660.00 crore.
* A project named "BharatGen: A Suite of Generative AI Technologies for India" is being implemented at IIT Bombay with Rs 235.17 crore funding, focused on developing AI solutions in 22 Indian languages.
Centres of Excellence (CoEs):
* DST has established a Centre of Excellence in AI and Machine Learning at T-Hub Hyderabad.
* The Ministry of Education has established three CoEs in AI at IIT Kanpur, IIT Ropar, and IISc Bangalore with a total budget of Rs 990 Cr, focusing on healthcare, agriculture, and sustainable cities.
* A Centre of Excellence in AI for Education was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 with a financial outlay of Rs. 500 crores.
Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs):
* Under NMICPS, 25 TIHs have been established in academic institutions across India, each assigned a technology vertical in emerging technology areas.
* Four TIHs have been upgraded to Technology Translation Research Parks (TTRPs) to scale translational research, commercialization, and industry engagement.
Other Initiatives:
* The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has established four Atal Incubation Centres (AICs) focusing on technology translation and commercialization.
* The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has established an Innovation Complex (CSIRIC) in Mumbai.
* A technology incubation centre (FAIRE) has been established at CSIR-NAL, Bengaluru.
Support for Karnataka:
* Proposals from IISc Bangalore and IIIT Bangalore have been supported with funding for two TIHs.
* An Inclusive Technology Business Incubator (iTBI) has been established at BLDE Deemed to be University, Karnataka, with funding support of Rs 1.95 crores.
Collaboration and Promotion:
* The government is promoting collaboration between academia, startups, and industry to accelerate AI research and application in healthcare, agriculture, and governance.
Impact Analysis
Academic Institutions:
* Impact: Host TIHs and CoEs, conduct research, and develop AI technologies.
* Action Required: Implement projects, manage funds, and foster collaboration.
Startups:
* Impact: Receive infrastructural, mentoring, and incubation support for AI and ML development.
* Action Required: Engage with TIHs and CoEs, participate in incubation programs, and leverage available resources.
Industry:
* Impact: Collaborate with academia and startups, access AI technologies for application in various sectors.
* Action Required: Partner with research institutions, invest in AI initiatives, and adopt new technologies.
Government of Karnataka:
* Impact: Benefit from the establishment of AI-focused centers and increased innovation in the state.
* Action Required: Continue to propose and support AI initiatives, collaborate with central government programs.
General Public:
* Impact: Benefit from advancements in healthcare, agriculture, governance, and other sectors through AI applications.
* Action Required: None.
Key Entities Referenced
National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NMICPS): A Government of India initiative implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) with a significant financial outlay to promote research and development in cyber-physical systems, including Artificial Intelligence and related technologies.
BharatGen: A Suite of Generative AI Technologies for India: A project under NMICPS, funded with Rs 235.17 crore, implemented at the Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) Foundation for IOT and IOE, IIT Bombay, focused on developing multimodal, multilingual Large Language Models for India.
IIT Bombay: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, host institute for Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) Foundation for IOT and IOE, implementing the BharatGen project.
THub Hyderabad: A Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning established by the DST's Technology Translation and Innovation (TTI) Division, focused on providing support to AI/ML startups.
IIT Kanpur: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, one of the IITs where the Ministry of Education has established a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence.
IIT Ropar: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, one of the IITs where the Ministry of Education has established a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence.
IISc Bangalore: Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, an academic institution where the Ministry of Education has established a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence.
Karnataka: A state in India where the Government has supported establishment of Science and Technology Parks and Innovation Centres focused on Artificial Intelligence Al and emerging technologies.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1704
ANSWERED ON 30/07/2025
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS AND INNOVATION CENTRES
1704. SHRI P C MOHAN:
Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is supporting establishment of Science and
Technology Parks and Innovation Centres focused on Artificial Intelligence
(Al) and emerging technologies;
(b) if so, the details of such centres established or supported by the
Government during the last five years, particularly in Karnataka and
Bengaluru, which is a leading hub for Al and digital innovation;
(c) whether the Government has received any proposals from the
Government of Karnataka, academic institutions, or industry bodies in
Bengaluru for setting up Al-focused Centres of Excellence, incubators, or
R&D clusters;
(d) if so, the current status of such proposals and the funding or technical
support provided by the Government; and
(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote
collaboration between academia, start-ups, and industry to accelerate Al
research and application in sectors such as healthcare, agriculture and
governance?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी तथा पथ्ृ िी विज्ञान मंत्रालय के राज्य मंत्री (स्ितंत्र प्रभार)
(डॉ. जितेंद्र स हं )
(a) to (b): Yes Sir, the Government is supporting establishment of Science
and Technology Parks and Innovation Centres focused on Artificial
Intelligence (Al) and emerging technologies.
The Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India is
implementing the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical
Systems (NM-ICPS), with an outlay of Rs. 3,660.00 crore. Under this mission,
a project titled “Bharat-Gen: A Suite of Generative AI Technologies for India”
is being implemented with funding support of Rs 235.17 crore at the
Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) Foundation for IOT and IOE, IIT Bombay.
This project is a multimodal, multilingual Large Language Model initiative,
Page 1 of 6focused on developing efficient and inclusive AI solutions in 22 Indian
languages.
The DST, under Technology Translation and Innovation (TTI) Division, has
also established a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and
Machine Learning at T-Hub Hyderabad, focused on providing infrastructural,
mentoring and incubation support to startups in the field of AI and ML.
The Ministry of Education has established three Centres of Excellence
(CoEs) in Artificial Intelligence, focusing on healthcare, agriculture, and
sustainable cities at IIT Kanpur, IIT Ropar and IISc Bangalore at a total
budget outlay of Rs 990 Cr. In the Union Budget 2025-26, the Government
has also announced a Centre of Excellence in Al for Education with a
financial outlay of Rs. 500 crores.
In other emerging technologies, under NM-ICPS of DST, 25 TIHs have been
established in reputed academic institutions across India. Each TIH has
been assigned a technology vertical in the areas of emerging technologies,
such as Robotics, Internet of Things (loT) and Internet of Everything (IoE),
Cybersecurity, Data Banks & Data Services, Data Analysis and FinTech etc.
The details of the TIHs supported under the NM-ICPS, along with their
respective technology verticals, are given as under:
Technology
S.
Innovation Hubs Host Institute (HI) Technology Vertical (TV)
No.
(TIHs)
IIT Kharagpur Indian Institute of
Artificial Intelligence
1 AI4ICPS I-Hub Technology
and Machine Learning
Foundation Kharagpur
Technologies for
Internet of Things &
Internet of Everything
TIH Foundation for Indian Institute of (Implementing the
2
IOT and IOE Technology Bombay project titled
BharatGen: A Suite of
Generative AI
Technologies for India)
International
Institute of
IIIT-H Data I-Hub Data Banks & Data
3 Information
Foundation Services, Data Analysis
Technology,
Hyderabad
I-HUB for Robotics
and Autonomous
Indian Institute of Robotics & Autonomous
4 Systems
Science Bengaluru Systems
Innovation
Foundation
Page 2 of 6Technology
S.
Innovation Hubs Host Institute (HI) Technology Vertical (TV)
No.
(TIHs)
Cyber Security and
IHUB NTIHAC Indian Institute of
5 Cyber Security for
Foundation Technology Kanpur
Physical Infrastructure
Computer Vision,
IHUB Drishti Indian Institute of
6 Augmented and virtual
Foundation Technology Jodhpur
reality
Divyasampark
IHUB Roorkee for
Indian Institute of Device Technology and
7 Devices Materials
Technology Roorkee Materials
and Technology
Foundation
IIT Patna
Indian Institute of Speech, Video & Text
8 Vishlesan I-hub
Technology Patna Analytics
Foundation
IIT Madras
Pravartak Indian Institute of Sensors, Networking,
9
Technologies Technology Madras Actuator & controls
Foundation
NMICPS
Technology
Innovation Hub on Indian Institute of Autonomous Navigation
10 Autonomous Technology and Data Acquisition
Navigation Hyderabad systems (UAV, RoVetc)
Foundation
(TiHAN)
Indian Institute of
I-DAPT-HUB Technology Data Analytics &
11
Foundation (Banaras Hindu Predictive Technologies
University) Varanasi
IIT Guwahati
Technology Indian Institute of
Technologies for under
12 Innovation and Technology
water exploration
Development Guwahati
Foundation
IIT Mandi IHub and Indian Institute of Human Computer
13
HCI Foundation Technology Mandi Interaction
I-Hub Foundation
Indian Institute of
14 for Cobotics Cobotics
Technology Delhi
(IHFC)
IIT Palakkad Indian Institute of
Intelligent Collaborative
15 Technology Ihub Technology
Systems
Foundation Palakkad
Page 3 of 6Technology
S.
Innovation Hubs Host Institute (HI) Technology Vertical (TV)
No.
(TIHs)
IIT Ropar
Technology and Indian Institute of Technologies for
16
Innovation Technology Ropar Agriculture & Water
Foundation
Technology
Innovation in Indian Institute of
17 Technologies for Mining
Exploration & Technology Dhanbad
Mining Foundation
International
Institute of
IIITB Comet Advanced
18 Information
Foundation Communication System
Technology
Bengaluru
Birla Institute of
BITS BioCYTiH Bio-Cyber Physical
19 Technology &
Foundation Systems
Science Pilani
IDEAS- Institute of
Data Engineering, Data Science, Big Data
Indian Statistical
20 Analytics and Analytics and Data
Institute Kolkata
Science curation etc
Foundation
System Simulation,
IITI Drishti CPS Indian Institute of
21 Modelling &
Foundation Technology Indore
Visualization
Indraprastha
IHUB Anubhuti- Institute of Cognitive Computing &
22
IIITD Foundation Information Social Censing
Technology Delhi
I-Hub Quantum Indian Institute of
23 Technology Science Education Quantum Technologies
Foundation and Research Pune
IIT Tirupati
Indian Institute of Positioning and
24 Navavishkar I-Hub
Technology Tirupati Precision Technologies
Foundation
IIT Bhilai
Technologies for
Innovation and Indian Institute of
25 financial sector
Technology Technology Bhilai
(Fintech)
Foundation
Out of the above 25 TIHs, four have been upgraded to Technology
Translation Research Parks (TTRPs), with an aim to significantly scale the
Page 4 of 6translational research, commercialization and industry engagement.
Details of the TTRPs are as follows:
S. Name of the TTRP Focus Area of the TTRP
No
1 IITI Drishti CPS Foundation, IIT Indore Digital Healthcare
2 I-HUB for Robotics and Autonomous Robotics & AI Systems
Systems Innovation Foundation, IISc
Bangalore
3 IHUB NTIHAC Foundation, IIT Kanpur Cybersecurity
4 Technology Innovation in Exploration & Mining (Exploration to
Mining Foundation, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad Beneficiation of Minerals)
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has established four Atal
Incubation Centres namely AIC-BARC-ANUSHAKTI, AIC RRCAT PI-HUB
Foundation, AIC-IGCAR-FAST Foundation and AIC-IPR Plasmatech
Innovation Foundation focusing, which will focus on technology translation
and commercialization of deeptech innovations to startups and industries.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has established a
world-class Innovation Complex (CSIR-IC) at Mumbai, with fully equipped
and ready-to-move incubation labs and business-development support to
the start-ups, MSMEs, deep-tech companies, CSIR and other public-funded
research institutions. Additionally, a technology incubation centre-
Foundation for Aerospace Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship
(FAIRE) has been established at CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories
(CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru by National Research Development Corporation
(NRDC), in association with Foundation for Innovation and Social
Entrepreneurship (FISE) to promote start-ups in the area of aerospace.
(c) to (d): Under DST, NM-ICPS has received proposals from IISc Bangalore
and IIIT Bangalore for establishment of two TIHs namely, I-HUB for Robotics
and Autonomous Systems Innovation Foundation at IISc Bangalore and
IIITB Comet Foundation, which have been supported with a funding of
₹114.25 crore and ₹107.89 crore respectively. Although not fully focused on
AI, the technology verticals of the two TIHs have AI components therein.
Under the National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations
(NIDHI) program, DST has established Inclusive Technology Business
Incubators (iTBI) across Karnataka to promote S&T-based entrepreneurship
in the area of Artificial Intelligence and related technologies, one such iTBI
namely BLDE Foundation for Innovation has been established at BLDE
(Deemed to be University), Karnataka, with Medical Devices, Artificial
Intelligence, Analytics and Machine learning in Healthcare, Digital Health-
eHealth, mHealth, Regenerative Medicine as its thrust areas with funding
support of Rs 1.95 crores.
Page 5 of 6(e) The Government is making concerted efforts and has initiated several
steps as detailed above to promote collaboration between academia, start-
ups, and industry to accelerate Al research and application in sectors such
as healthcare, agriculture, governance under various missions/schemes
such as DST’s NM-ICPS & NIDHI, CoEs of Ministry of Education, Dept of
Atomic Energy, CSIR, etc.
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