Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched multiple initiatives to boost the AI Ecosystem

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The initiatives have been launched under the IndiaAI Mission during its anniversary celebration.

Key Initiatives Launched

AIKosha: IndiaAI Datasets Platform: A secured repository of datasets, AI models, and use cases with AI sandbox capabilities.
IndiaAI Compute Portal: Provides subsidized AI compute, storage, and network services with access to 10,000+ graphics processing units (GPUs).
- A GPU is a circuit that performs mathematical calculations to process graphics and videos.
AI Competency Framework: Equips public sector officials with AI skills and competency mapping.
iGOT-AI for Government Officials: AI-powered personalized learning on the iGOT Karmayogi platform.
Other Initiatives: IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Program, IndiaAI Innovation Challenge, and IndiaAI FutureSkills Fellowship.

Launched: March 2024, with a budget of ₹10,371.92 crore.
Aim: Foster AI innovation through public-private partnerships and advanced AI infrastructure.
- It will be achieved by democratizing computing access, providing startup risk capital, ensuring socially impactful AI projects, bolstering ethical AI, etc.
Ministry: An umbrella programme by MeitY.
Implementing agency: 'IndiaAI' Independent Business Division under Digital India Corporation.

BharatGen: First govt-funded multimodal LLM.
Digital India BHASHINI: AI-powered language translation platform.
Sarvam-1 AI Model: Designed for applications such as language translation, text summarisation, and content generation
Chitralekha: Enables users to generate and edit audio transcripts in various Indic languages.
Hanooman’s Everest 1.0: Multilingual AI system which supports 35 Indian languages