IndiaAI Mission: Empanelment of firms for AI deployment and ₹10,000 crore outlay

Key facts

• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), through the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), has empanelled six firms to develop and deploy AI solutions across government departments: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), NEC Corporation India, Kyndryl Solutions, Innefu Labs, CoRover, and Cactus Communications.
• The IndiaAI Mission has been approved with a total outlay exceeding ₹10,000 crore to build an AI ecosystem spanning compute infrastructure, datasets, foundation models, startup support, skills development, and responsible AI frameworks.
• The IndiaAI Compute initiative aims to expand GPU capacity and provide computing resources to startups, researchers, and academic institutions to reduce dependence on overseas cloud providers.
• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that over USD 200 billion in investments could flow into India's AI ecosystem over the next two years.
• AI-related jobs in India are reported to be growing by 15–20 per cent annually.