IndiaAI Mission (2024)
The IndiaAI Mission was approved by the Union Cabinet in March 2024 with a budget outlay of Rs 10,371.92 crore over five years. It is structured around seven deployment pillars aimed at building a comprehensive AI ecosystem in India. The mission represents a significant scaling-up from NITI Aayog's 2018 National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, which first articulated the "AI for All" vision identifying five priority sectors: healthcare, agriculture, education, smart cities, and transportation.
- Total outlay: Rs 10,371.92 crore (5-year period from 2024)
- Union Budget 2024-25 allocated Rs 551.75 crore specifically for IndiaAI Mission
- Seven pillars: (1) Compute capacity, (2) Datasets, (3) Innovation centres, (4) Application development, (5) Future skills, (6) Startup financing, (7) Safe and Trusted AI
- Compute infrastructure: 18,693 GPUs planned; initial phase made 10,000 GPUs available at a subsidized rate of Rs 65 per hour
- India's AI Governance Guidelines (2025) released under the mission, structured around "Seven Sutras" including Trust as Foundation, People First, Fairness & Equity, Accountability, and Innovation over Restraint
- NITI Aayog projected India's AI-driven tech services sector could reach US$850 billion by 2035
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