**Executive Summary**
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a roundtable with 12 Indian AI Start-ups who have qualified under the Foundation Model Pillar in the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The start-ups presented their ideas and work, highlighting the potential of the AI sector in India. The PM emphasized ethical AI models, local content promotion, and government support. The India AI Impact Summit 2026 will be held next month.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Roundtable Discussion:**
* PM Modi chaired a roundtable with 12 Indian AI Start-ups.
* The start-ups have qualified under the Foundation Model Pillar for the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
* Start-ups presented their ideas and work.
* **AI Sector in India:**
* Start-ups are working in diverse areas including healthcare, multilingual LLMs, material research, and data analytics.
* They highlighted the rapid growth and potential of the AI sector in India.
* The center of gravity for AI innovation and deployment is shifting towards India.
* **PM's Emphasis:**
* Startups and AI entrepreneurs are the co-architects of India's future.
* Indian AI models should promote local and indigenous content and regional languages.
* Indian AI models must be ethical, unbiased, transparent, and based on data privacy principles.
* India can promote affordable AI, inclusive AI, and frugal innovation globally.
* **Government Support:**
* PM assured full government support for the success of their AI models.
* **Upcoming Event:**
* India will host the India AI Impact Summit 2026 next month.
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian AI Start-ups:**
* **Impact:** Have the opportunity to present ideas to the Prime Minister, receive support and guidance, and contribute to India's AI ecosystem.
* **Action Required:** Develop AI models that are ethical, promote local content, and align with the government's vision for AI in India.
**AI Entrepreneurs:**
* **Impact:** Recognized as co-architects of India's future with immense capacity for innovation.
* **Action Required:** Work towards global leadership from India and present a unique AI model to the world that reflects the spirit of “Made in India, Made for the World."
**India:**
* **Impact:** Has the potential to become a global leader in AI innovation and development.
* **Action Required:** Continue to foster a robust and enabling environment for AI development and leverage AI for societal transformation.
Key Entities Referenced
India AI Impact Summit 2026: A summit in India focused on the impact of artificial intelligence.
Indian AI Start-Ups: Start-up companies in India focusing on developing and deploying artificial intelligence.
Foundation Model Pillar: A pillar within the India AI Impact Summit focused on foundational models in AI.
AI models: The artificial intelligence models developed by Indian start-ups.
Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology: The ministry which is represented by Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology.
Prime Minister's Office
PM chairs Roundtable with Indian AI Start-Ups
12 Indian AI Start-ups, who have qualified under Foundation
Model Pillar in the India AI Impact Summit 2026, present their
ideas and work
These Start-ups are working in a diverse set of areas like
healthcare, multilingual LLMs, material research, data
analytics, engineering simulations among others
Start-ups highlight the rapid growth and vast future potential
of the AI sector and observe that the centre of gravity of AI
innovation and deployment is beginning to shift towards India
Start-ups commended India’s strong commitment to
advancing the artificial intelligence ecosystem
PM emphasises that startups and AI entrepreneurs are the
co-architects of India’s future
PM suggests that Indian AI models should promote local and
indigenous content and regional languages
PM emphasises the need to ensure that Indian AI models are
ethical, unbiased, transparent, and based on data privacy
principles
PM assures full government support for the success of their
AI models
प्रव तथ: 08 JAN 2026 2:48PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired Roundtable with Indian AI Start-Ups at his residence at 7,
Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today.
Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to be held in India next month, 12 Indian AI start-ups who
have qualified under Foundation Model Pillar in the Summit attended the roundtable and presented their
ideas and work.These Start-ups are working in a diverse set of areas including Indian language foundation models,
multilingual LLMs, speech-to-text, text-to-audio and text-to-video; 3D content using generative AI for e-
commerce, marketing, and personalized content creation; engineering simulations, material research and
advanced analytics for data-driven decision-making across industries; healthcare diagnostics and medical
research, among others.
The AI Start-Ups commended India’s strong commitment to advancing the artificial intelligence
ecosystem in the country. They highlighted the rapid growth and vast future potential of the AI sector,
observing that the centre of gravity of artificial intelligence innovation and deployment is beginning to
shift towards India. The leaders said that India now offers a robust and enabling environment for AI
development, firmly placing the country on the global AI map.
During the meeting, Prime Minister highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence in bringing about
transformation in society. He noted that India will host the India AI Impact Summit next month, through
which the country will play a major role in the technology sector. He highlighted that India is making
efforts to bring about a transformation with & leveraging AI.
Prime Minister emphasised that startups and AI entrepreneurs are the co-architects of India’s future and
said that the country has immense capacity for both innovation and large-scale implementation. He added
that India should present a unique AI model to the world that reflects the spirit of “Made in India, Made
for the World.”
Prime Minister said that the world’s trust in India is the country’s biggest strength. He emphasised the
need to ensure that Indian AI models are ethical, unbiased, transparent, and based on data privacy
principles. He said startups should also work towards global leadership from India, and noted that India
can promote affordable AI, inclusive AI, and frugal innovation globally. He also suggested that Indian AI
models should be distinct and should promote local and indigenous content and regional languages.
The meeting was attended by CEOs, Heads and representatives of Indian AI start-ups including Avataar,
BharatGen, Fractal, Gan, Genloop, Gnani, Intellihealth, Sarvam, Shodh AI, Soket AI, Tech Mahindra and
Zenteiq. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister
of State, Shri Jitin Prasada were also present during the meeting.
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