20 indigenous AI models identified, no Dakshina Kannada data centre pending

The question asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to provide details on the progress of the India AI Mission, including indigenous model development, compute infrastructure, and measures to promote AI adoption in specific constituencies like Meerut, Shimla, and Jalgaon.

Asked by Shri Avimanyu Sethi and Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi; Answered by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw).

• 20 indigenous sovereign model proposals identified (12 LLMs, 8 SLMs).
• 93.18 lakh GPU hours sanctioned and 237 projects supported under affordable compute.
• 686 fellowships awarded and over 26.5 lakh individuals completed the YUVA AI for All programme.
• 27 India Data and AI Labs established with work ongoing on 188 more.
• 58 Artificial Intelligence Centres of Excellence (AI-CoEs) approved across States and UTs.
• India AI Governance Guidelines released on 5th November 2025.
• India-AI Impact Summit 2026 hosted in New Delhi from 16th–21st February 2026.
• Maharashtra assigned 3 AI-CoEs (Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur) and 33 Data and AI Labs sanctioned.
• No proposal for an AI Data Centre in Dakshina Kannada is currently pending.
• 13 responsible AI projects selected under the 'Safe & Trusted AI' pillar.

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