Lok Sabha Question No. 2177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Projects approved under IndiaAI Mission
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Dr. C M Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2177

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.03.2025

## PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER INDIAAI MISSION

## 2177. DR. C M RAMESH:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is prepared to take on ChatGPT, Deepseek, etc. in view of the fact that we are having the most affordable compute facility and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the extent to which IndiaAI Mission has helped or helps to develop compute facility in the country; and
- (c) the details of projects approved under IndiaAI Mission?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) and (b): The Government of India emphasizes the concept of 'AI for All,' aligning with the Hon'ble  Prime  Minister's  vision  to  democratize  use  of  technology.  This  initiative  aims  to ensure that AI benefits all sectors of society, driving innovation and growth.

India  is  regarded  as  the  Skills  Capital  in  Technology  and  Artificial  Intelligence.  The  most reliable ranking in AI is placing India among the top countries with AI Skills, AI capabilities, and policies to use AI.

Stanford University has ranked India among the top four countries along with the US, China, and the UK in the Global and National AI vibrancy ranking based on 42 indicators.

Union  Cabinet  led  by  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  has  approved  the  IndiaAI  Mission  on  7 th March 2024, a strategic initiative to establish a robust and inclusive AI ecosystem that aligns with the country's development goals. The mission is driven by a vision to position India as a global leader in artificial intelligence by focusing on seven foundational pillars.

One of the key pillars  of  the  IndiaAI  Mission  is  IndiaAI  Compute,  which  aims  to  deliver Compute  as  a  Service  to  address  India's  dedicated  AI  computing  needs  across  various sectors. The ecosystem comprises AI compute infrastructure of 10,000 or more GPUs.

Towards  this,  IndiaAI  Independent  Business  Division  (IBD)  published  a  Request  for Empanelment (RFE) on August 16, 2024, to empanel AI services on cloud including GPUs. 19  bidders  had  submitted  proposals  to  empanel  their  AI  cloud  services,  out  of  which  10 bidders have been empaneled.

Against  the  target  of  10,000  GPUs  outlined  in  the  IndiaAI  compute  pillar, empaneled bidders have offered 14,517 GPUs at L1 rates .  Further,  an  IndiaAI  Compute  Portal  has been  developed  for  accessing  and  leveraging  the  empaneled  AI  services  on  cloud  at an average  rate  of  Rs.  115  per  GPU  hour  with  Government  providing  support  of  upto 40%.

IndiaAI on 30 th January, 2025 had launched a Call for Proposals inviting proposals from startups, researchers, and entrepreneurs to collaborate on building state-of-the-art foundational  AI  models  trained  on  Indian  datasets .  The  initiative  aims  to  establish indigenous AI models that align with  global standards while addressing unique challenges and opportunities within the Indian context.

In  the  first  month,  IndiaAI  Mission  has  received  a  total  of 67 proposals till February 15 aimed  at  building  India's  foundation  models,  with  contributions  from  both  established startups  and  new  teams  of  researchers  &  academia.  22  are  focused  on  Large  Language Models (LLMs) & Large Multimodal Models (LMMs), while the remaining 45 are centered on  domain-specific  models  (SLMs).  The  majority  of  SLMs  target  key  sectors  such  as healthcare,  education,  and  financial  services.  Along  with  funding  support,  a  wide  range  of GPUs have been requested by teams submitting these proposals.

(c): IndiaAI Datasets Platform (IDP) pillar aims to strengthen the national AI-ready data ecosystem  by  improving  access  to  non-personal  and  anonymized  datasets,  AI  Models  and Use  Case  Library  for  AI  research  and  innovation.  To  further  this  goal, a  unified  data platform named as AIKosh has been launched to provide a one-stop solution for seamless access  to  all  resources  critical  for  AI  Innovation.  Designed  to  serve  as  a  comprehensive repository  of  diverse  datasets,  this  platform  aims  to  support  AI  development  by  offering high-quality data to researchers and developers.

The  IndiaAI  Mission in  collaboration  with  Station  F  (Paris,  France)  and  HEC  Paris , announced an ambitious acceleration program for Indian AI startups . This program aims to support 10 Indian AI startups in scaling globally by leveraging the European market's vast  opportunities.  Through  this  partnership,  selected  startups  will  undergo  a 4-month immersive onsite acceleration program at Station F ,  the  world's largest startup campus. The program, designed by HEC Paris, Europe's leading business school, will provide startups with unparalleled access to resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities.

Under  IndiaAI  Futureskills  Pillar,  IndiaAI  has  established  IndiaAI  Data  Lab  in National Institute  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology  (NIELIT's)  Delhi  centre  and  & ICET, Nagaland. Additionally, IndiaAI in collaboration with NIELIT plans to establish 27 data  labs in  Tier  2  and  Tier  3  cities  across  the  country,  details  of  which  are  placed  at Annexure I.

Under  IndiaAI  Application  Development  Initiative,  an  Innovation  Challenge  was  inviting participants  to  build  AI  solutions  under  five  critical  sectors/themes  including  healthcare, agriculture, governance, climate change and disaster management and assistive technologies for learning disabilities. A total of 900 applications have been received across the five focus areas by the deadline of 30 th September. Out these, the 30 shortlisted AI solutions under the identified sectors across three stages of maturity: Idea, Prototype, and Existing Solutions. The details of shortlisted AI solutions is given at Annexure II.

Under Safe and Trusted Pillar, Eight Responsible AI Projects have been selected to address the  need  for  robust  guardrails  to  ensure  the  responsible  development,  deployment,  and adoption of AI technologies. The projects cover a range of critical themes, including Machine Unlearning, Synthetic Data Generation, AI Bias Mitigation, Ethical AI Frameworks, PrivacyEnhancing Tools, Explainable AI, AI Governance Testing, and Algorithm Auditing Tools. The details of the selected projects are given at Annexure III.

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## Annexure I

|   S.No. | NIELIT Centre   | State/UT          |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Gorakhpur       | Uttar Pradesh     |
|       2 | Lucknow         | Uttar Pradesh     |
|       3 | Shimla          | Himachal Pradesh  |
|       4 | Aurangabad      | Maharashtra       |
|       5 | Patna           | Bihar             |
|       6 | Buxar           | Bihar             |
|       7 | Muzaffarpur     | Bihar             |
|       8 | Kurukshetra     | Haryana           |
|       9 | Ropar           | Punjab            |
|      10 | Haridwar        | Uttarakhand       |
|      11 | Bikaner         | Rajasthan         |
|      12 | Tezpur          | Assam             |
|      13 | Bhubaneswar     | Odisha            |
|      14 | Calicut         | Kerala            |
|      15 | Guwahati        | Assam             |
|      16 | Itanagar        | Arunachal Pradesh |
|      17 | Srinagar        | J&K               |
|      18 | Jammu           | J&K               |
|      19 | Ranchi          | Jharkhand         |
|      20 | Imphal          | Manipur           |
|      21 | Gangtok         | Sikkim            |
|      22 | Agartala        | Tripura           |
|      23 | Aizawl          | Mizoram           |
|      24 | Shillong        | Meghalaya         |
|      25 | Kohima          | Nagaland          |
|      26 | Leh             | Ladakh            |
|      27 | Silchar         | Assam             |

## Annexure II

## The details of shortlisted AI solution under IndiaAI Application Development Initiative are as under:

|   Sl.No . | Name of the Solution                                                                                 | Solution Description                                                                                                                                    | Stage             | Team Name                               | Theme       |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------|
|         1 | Promoting regenerative agriculture practices for a sustainable future using AI                       | In-house developed MRV (Measurement , Reporting, and Verification) technology designed to ensure the integrity and quality of generated carbon credits. | Existing Solution | Varaha ClimateAG Private Limited        | Agriculture |
|         2 | Krishi Sah'AI'yak - Farming Co-pilot                                                                 | AI-powered conversational co-pilot to provide personalized advisory to farmers in Indic languages                                                       | Existing Solution | Samagra Development Associates Pvt. Ltd | Agriculture |
|         3 | Kadalcompass - We Amplify the voice of water using Hydro- AI,Underwatercom,IoU T with Sensor Network | 5G-enabled device that transforms fishing practices using AI, IoUT, and advanced communicatio n technologies                                            | Existing Solution | Innogle Technologies Pvt LTD            | Agriculture |
|         4 | KissanCopilot Multilingual Multimodal personalized AI Assistant for small holder farmers             | Powered by Dhenu's vertical LLM for agriculture, provides personalized agricultural advisory services to smallholder farmers.                           | Existing Solution | Titodi Infotech Pvt Ltd                 | Agriculture |
|         5 | Rapid, chemical-free soil testing solution using NIR Spectroscopy &AI/ML models                      | End-to-end soil testing approach leverages an offline app,                                                                                              | Existing Solution | Neoperk Technologies                    | Agriculture |

|    |                                                                                        | AI-powered spectral device, and MLmodels to deliver timely, chemical-free soil analysis.                                                                                      |                      |                                                                 |             |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|  6 | AI deep-tech driven quality assessment of Maize                                        | SAAS platform to provide objective quality assessment of maize including price estimation& sales pipelining.                                                                  | Existing Solution    | RootsGoods (OPC) Pvt. Ltd.                                      | Agriculture |
|  7 | AI-Driven Live Fish Logistics and Mortality Reduction in Aquaculture                   | AI-driven solution that optimizes aquaculture operations                                                                                                                      | ⁠Existing Solution   | Shuvoneel Ras System Pvt. Ltd.                                  | Agriculture |
|  8 | QScan                                                                                  | AI-powered IoT solution that captures critical data throughout the fresh produce lifecycle, providing real- time analysis of food quality and actionable insights to sellers. | ⁠Prototype Developed | Qzense Labs Pvt Ltd                                             | Agriculture |
|  9 | Heatwave Resilience: Integrating AI-based Advanced Forecasting for Extreme Heat Events | Integrates AI- based climate forecasting with health data to develop a targeted risk classification system for heat-health impacts                                            | ⁠Conceptua l Idea    | I-Hub for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Innovation Foundation | Climate     |
| 10 | Multi-Hazard Susceptibility Mapping                                                    | hazard management system topredict Landslides, Debris Flows and Flash Floods                                                                                                  | ⁠Prototype Developed | Jarbits Pvt Ltd                                                 | Climate     |

|   11 | DeepFlood: Rapid flood inundation mapping using Vision Transformers and Satellite Data         | Advanced flood inundation mapping tool using SAR data and deep learning models for real-time, automated flood detection                              | ⁠Prototype Developed   | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi   | Climate    |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------|
|   12 | ⁠Moskeet: Climate impact on mosquito- borne diseases                                           | AI-powered platform integrates real- time climate data with mosquito tracking to predict and prevent disease                                         | ⁠Prototype Developed   | Moskeet AI                             | Climate    |
|   13 | End to End AI Cloud Platform for Radiology Diagnosis                                           | outbreaks. AI cloud platform for radiology diagnosis, integrating innovative technologies such as CV, GenAI, NLP, Dicom, mobile, and cloud computing | Existing Solution      | Endimension Technology Pvt. Ltd.       | Healthcare |
|   14 | NIDAAN (iNtegrated lung health screening &tuberculosIs Detection through Ai At National scale) | qXR, an advanced AI tool for interpreting chest X-rays (CXR), detects& localizes 30+ findings.                                                       | Existing Solution      | Qure.ai Technologies Pvt. Ltd.         | Healthcare |
|   15 | Impactful AI solution, preventing preventable blindness, for socio- economic transformation.   | early detection of vision threatening retinal abnormalities                                                                                          | Existing Solution      | Artelus                                | Healthcare |
|   16 | AI Powered Wearable Technology for Detection &Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Joint Health Pain.  | AI Enabled Hardware Platform for Joint Pain Diagnostics and Rehabilitation Segments of                                                               | Existing Solution      | Startoon Labs Private Limited          | Healthcare |

|    |                                                                                                  | Healthcare                                                                                                                                                                                              |                     |                               |            |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|------------|
| 17 | VoxelBox                                                                                         | Neuro- informatics platform that allows to map the functional maps / connectomics of the human brain                                                                                                    | Prototype Developed | BrainSight Technology Pvt Ltd | Healthcare |
| 18 | Development of Ocellux: An AI-Based Solution for Enhanced Early Diabetic Eye Screening in INDIA. | Portable, affordable and highly accessible retina imaging device powered by AI for early detection of eye diseases like Diabetic Retinopathy, AMD& Glaucoma                                             | Prototype Developed | Anself Dynamics Pvt. Ltd.     | Healthcare |
| 19 | Revolutionizing healthcare using doctor- led AI                                                  | AI-powered personal doctor available 24x7 and free of cost, designed to assist people when they are sick, monitor their health through wearables, and act as a health coach to prevent diseases. MafPro | Prototype Developed | Jivi Health Pvt. Ltd.         | Healthcare |
| 20 | AI/ML enabled MafPro device platform for cancer staging, localization, and margins.              | handheld detector provides a radiation-free, non-invasive, safe and cost- effective solution that can reliably detect and adequately evaluate metastases in                                             | Prototype Developed | SIAMAF Healthcare             | Healthcare |

|    |                                                                                    | lymph nodes using AI/ML based algorithms                                                                                                        |                      |                                              |                       |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 21 | Readabled (Online Dyslexia Training)                                               | web-based application designed to help children with dyslexia improve phonetic awareness through interactive exercises.                         | ⁠Existing Solution   | Hermit Labs Pvt. Ltd.                        | Learning disabilities |
| 22 | Voice fusion AI                                                                    | AI application to provide assistive support to individuals with SLDs in multiple Indian languages                                               | ⁠Prototype Developed | PerpetualBloc k Technologies Private Limited | Learning disabilities |
| 23 | ScreenPlay - a digital game based screening tool for autism and related disorders. | Digital, game- based screening tool designed to identify children aged 3 to 6 who may be at risk for autism or related developmental conditions | ⁠Existing Solution   | Kidaura Innovations Pvt Ltd                  | Learning disabilities |
| 24 | Jiveesha                                                                           | AI-powered diagnostic platform for early detection of SLDs                                                                                      | ⁠Conceptua l Idea    | Daira Edtech Private Limited                 | Learning disabilities |
| 25 | Adaptive Learning and Detection for SLDs                                           | Advanced AI techniques to detect Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.                           | ⁠Prototype Developed | Narottam Innovations Pvt. Ltd.               | Learning disabilities |
| 26 | Special Educator AI                                                                | AI-driven system designed to address India's shortage of                                                                                        | ⁠Conceptua l Idea    | Banyan Intelligence Private Limited          | Learning disabilities |

|    |                                      | special educators and support children with SLDs.                                                                                                                                                                       |                      |                                          |             |
|----|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------|
| 27 | ConvoZen.AI by NoBroker Technologies | AI-powered conversational platform that automates customer engagement across channels like chat, voice, email, and social media, offering fast, personalized, and multilingual                                          | ⁠Existing Solution   | Nobroker Technologies Solutions Pvt. Ltd | Governanc e |
| 28 | AI contact center                    | support. AI-powered technologies like machine translation, NLP, ASR and TTS, and multilingual voice recognition to enhance governance by improving communicatio n and accessibility across India's linguistic diversity | ⁠Existing Solution   | Devnagri AI Pvt. Ltd                     | Governanc e |
| 29 | Adalat AI: AI solutions for Courts   | AI-powered platform provides real- time multilingual transcription, translation, live case flow management, and WhatsApp chatbots to streamline courtroom operations                                                    | ⁠Prototype Developed | Legsys.AI Technology Foundation          | Governanc e |
| 30 | Gov.Civis.Vote                       | AI-powered Digital Public Infrastructure designed to transform                                                                                                                                                          | ⁠Existing Solution   | Civic Innovation Foundation              | Governanc e |

| public consultations in India by making citizen engagement more inclusive, scalable, and comprehensiv e   |
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## Annexure III

## The details of the selected projects under 'Safe & Trusted AI' Pillar are as under:

| NAME OF THE THEME                  | SELECTED APPLICANT                                                                | TITLE OF THE PROJECT                                                                                                                                                              |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Machine Unlearning                 | IIT Jodhpur                                                                       | Machine Unlearning in Generative Foundation Models                                                                                                                                |
| Synthetic Data Generation          | IIT Roorkee                                                                       | Design and Development of Method for Generating Synthetic Data for Mitigating Bias in Datasets; and Framework for Mitigating Bias in Machine Learning Pipeline for Responsible AI |
| AI Bias Mitigation Strategy        | National Institute of Technology Raipur                                           | Development of Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Bias Mitigation in Health Care Systems                                                                                     |
| Explainable AI Framework           | DIAT Pune and Mindgraph Technology Pvt. Ltd.                                      | Enabling Explainable and Privacy Preserving AI for Security                                                                                                                       |
| Privacy Enhancing Strategy         | IIT Delhi, IIIT Delhi, IIT Dharwad and Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC) | Robust Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning Models                                                                                                                                 |
| AI Ethical Certification Framework | IIIT Delhi and Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC)                         | Tools for assessing fairness of AI model                                                                                                                                          |
| AI Algorithm Auditing Tool         | Civic Data Labs                                                                   | ParakhAI - An open-source framework and toolkit for Participatory Algorithmic Auditing                                                                                            |
| AI Governance Testing Framework    | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC)         | Track-LLM, Transparency, Risk Assessment, Context & Knowledge for Large Language Models                                                                                           |

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