DIBD and Goa Government Organised ‘BHASHINI Rajyam’ to Advance AI-Powered Governance in Konkani and Indian Languages

Key facts

• The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Government of Goa jointly organised the 'BHASHINI Rajyam: State Engagement Workshop' in Panaji.
• The workshop focused on advancing multilingual AI and strengthening language-first digital public infrastructure, with a special emphasis on the Konkani language.
• The event included live demonstrations of BHASHINI's AI-powered language tools such as BHASHINI App Mitra, BHASHINI Mitra, and BHASHINI Pravakta, showcasing translation, speech recognition, and text-to-speech capabilities.
• The workshop highlighted the integration of AI-powered language technologies into governance, tourism, healthcare, education, banking, and citizen services to remove language barriers.
• A dedicated session explored ways to expand Konkani language datasets and enhance AI models for state-specific use cases in Goa.