BharatGen: India's AI Revolution Secures Rs. 988.6 Crore Funding

BharatGen, India's sovereign AI initiative, received Rs. 988.6 crore from the Ministry of Electronics and IT. Leading the IndiaAI Mission 2025, it aims to develop extensive AI models, including multilingual systems across 22 languages, impacting sectors like agriculture and education. BharatGen facilitates academic-industry collaboration for AI advancements.

BharatGen, India's pioneering AI initiative, has been awarded Rs. 988.6 crore funding by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). This historic allocation marks BharatGen as the leading project under the Rs. 1,500 crore IndiaAI Mission 2025, emphasizing its role in establishing a sovereign AI ecosystem in India.

This initiative focuses on creating multilingual AI models applicable in industries such as agriculture, governance, and healthcare. BharatGen aims to integrate technologies like text-to-speech and speech recognition across 22 Indian languages, leveraging advanced supercomputing clusters.

The consortium, including institutions like IIT Bombay and IIT Madras, underscores collaborative academic-industrial efforts essential for AI growth. Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan and Rishi Bal lead this project, bridging academic insights with large-scale enterprise execution, supporting societal and technological advancements in India.

(With inputs from agencies.)