India AI Mission

What was asked, and of whom?

The question asked by Shri Avimanyu Sethi and Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi sought details on the progress of the India AI Mission, including initiatives under the India AI Governance Guidelines, development of indigenous AI models, and measures to promote AI adoption in specific regions. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology provided the official answer.

Who asked / answered

Shri Avimanyu Sethi, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi (asked); Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (answered)

What the government said

• 20 indigenous sovereign model proposals identified (12 LLMs, 8 SLMs)
• 15 compute service providers empanelled
• 237 projects supported
• 93.18 lakh GPU hours sanctioned
• 12 National-level Hackathons/Innovation Challenges
• 62 AI prototypes developed
• 20 AI-based solutions deployed
• 686 fellowships awarded
• 26.5 lakh individuals trained via YUVA AI for All
• 27 India Data and AI Labs established
• 188 additional labs in progress
• 58 AI Centres of Excellence approved
• India AI Governance Guidelines released on 5 Nov 2025
• AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) established
• Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC) established
• AI Safety Institute (AISI) established
• India-AI Impact Summit 2026 hosted in New Delhi
• No proposal for AI Data Centre in Dakshina Kannada pending
• 3 AI CoEs approved for Maharashtra (Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur)
• 33 IndiaAI Data and AI Labs sanctioned in Maharashtra
• BharatGen developing multilingual models
• 13 responsible AI projects under Safe & Trusted AI pillar
• Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
• India hosted summit with 100+ countries, 92 endorsing declaration
• 8 fellowships awarded to Odisha students

Points worth noting

• No proposal for AI Data Centre in Dakshina Kannada is pending
• India-AI Impact Summit 2026 had 100+ countries participating, 92 endorsing declaration
• Odisha's Bhubaneswar Centre has 374 students registered for AI courses, 199 completed training