BHASHINI Rajyam – A BHASHINI Sahayogi Program to boost Multilingual Digital Healthcare Services

Key facts

• The Ministry of Ayush (Ayush) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to enhance multilingual access to digital services.
• The partnership is part of the BHASHINI Rajyam – A BHASHINI Sahayogi Program, aiming to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered language technologies across Ayush Grid portals and applications.
• The collaboration aims to expand digital outreach in all 22 scheduled Indian languages, covering knowledge systems like Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Yoga and Naturopathy, Sowa-Rigpa, and Homoeopathy.
• The MoU was signed by Dr Subodh Kumar, Director in Ayush, and Amitabh Nag, CEO of DIBD, in the presence of Secretary Rajesh Kotecha and Joint Secretary Kavita Jain.
• The initiative will integrate BHASHINI tools with the Yoga Portal, MAISP, and the NAMASTE portal to develop standardised terminologies and future AI models in the healthcare sector.