India’s AI strategy aims to position India as a global leader in artificial intelligence. IndiaAI Mission is a strategic initiative to establish a robust and inclusive AI ecosystem aligned with India's development goals. The Cabinet approved the IndiaAI Mission on 7th March 2024. The mission is implemented by IndiaAI, an independent business division under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Vision of India AI mission Making AI in India and Making AI Work for India Aim of IndiaAI Mission The mission aims to harness AI's transformative potential across sectors and democratise access to computational resources, improve data quality, foster indigenous AI capabilities, attract top talent, support startups through risk capital, encourage industry collaboration, promote socially impactful AI projects, and ensure ethical AI development and use. Pillars of India AI Mission The seven pillars of the IndiaAI Mission are - IndiaAI Compute Pillar - This pillar provides high-end GPUs at affordable costs. It focuses on building a scalable AI ecosystem with 10,000+ GPUs via public-private partnerships, offering AI services and resources. These GPUs are available at a subsidized rate of just ₹65 per hour. A GPU or Graphics Processing Unit is a powerful computer chip that helps machines think faster, process images, run AI programs, and handle complex tasks more efficiently than a regular processor. IndiaAI Application Development Initiative - This pillar develops AI applications for India-specific challenges. Sectors include healthcare, agriculture, climate change, governance, and assistive learning technologies. Sector-specific hackathons are organized with ministries and institutions. AIKosh (Dataset Platform) - AIKosh develops large datasets for training AI models. It integrates data from government and non-government sources. The platform has over 7000 datasets and 264 AI models across 20 sectors. These resources help developers focus on AI solutions instead of building basic modules. IndiaAI Foundation Models - This pillar develops India’s own Large Multimodal Models using Indian data and languages. It ensures sovereign capability and global competitiveness in generative AI. IndiaAI FutureSkills - This pillar builds AI-skilled professionals. Support is provided to 500 PhD fellows, 5,000 postgraduates, and 8,000 undergraduates. Data and AI Labs are being set up in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. IndiaAI Startup Financing - This pillar provides financial support to AI startups. Safe and Trusted AI - This pillar ensures responsible AI adoption with strong governance. Source : India AI portal