Lok Sabha Question No. 3024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Implementation of IndiaAI Mission
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3024

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 11.03.2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF INDIAAI MISSION

## 3024.  SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

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

- (a)  the  total  budgetary  allocation  made  under  the  IndiaAI  Mission  since  its  launch  in  2024 including year and component-wise details of the amount in approved during the last five years;
- (b)  the  current  status  of  establishment  of  the  high-end  common  computing  facility  and  the proposed  open  GPU  marketplace  to  support  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI)  research,  startups  and academic institutions;
- (c) whether the Mission has achieved its initial milestones relating to AI infrastructure, research and ethical governance; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  equitable  access  to  computing  resources  and prevent concentration of AI infrastructure among a few large corporations?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): India's AI strategy is based on the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision to democratize the use of technology. It aims to address India centric challenges, create economic and employment opportunities for all Indians.

## IndiaAI Mission:

In March 2024, Government of India launched IndiaAI mission with outlay of Rs 10,372 Cr for development of the overall AI ecosystem in the country.

In less than 24 months, India AI Mission has laid the foundation for development of AI ecosystem in the country:

- More than 38 thousand GPUs for common compute facility have been onboarded, which are being provided to Indian start-ups and academia at an affordable rate
- Twelve teams have been shortlisted for development of indigenous foundational models or Large Language Models
- Thirty applications have been approved for developing India specific AI applications
- More than eight thousand undergraduate students, five thousand post graduate students and five hundred PhD students are supported for talent development
- 27 India Data and AI labs have been established and 543 more have been identified
- India AI Governance Guidelines, released on 5 November 2025, provide a comprehensive national framework for the safe, responsible, and inclusive development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence in the country.

## India-AI Impact Summit 2026

India hosted the the Summit from 16 -21 February 2026 at New Delhi. For the first time, the global AI summit series took place in the Global South.

The Summit concluded as a historic global convergence, establishing India as a global hub for artificial intelligence innovation, governance, partnership, and inclusive growth.

The implementation of 'IndiaAI Mission' is with a total outlay of Rs. 10,371.92 Cr for a period of 5 years. The detailed allocation of budgetary outlay among its seven key pillars is as follows:

| Components                                 | Total Expenditure (₹ Cr)   |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| IndiaAI Compute Capacity                   | 4563.36                    |
| IndiaAI Foundation Models                  | 1971.37                    |
| IndiaAI Datasets Platform                  | 199.55                     |
| IndiaAI Application Development Initiative | 689.05                     |
| IndiaAI FutureSkills                       | 882.94                     |
| IndiaAI Startup Financing                  | 1942.5                     |
| Safe &Trusted AI                           | 20.46                      |
| IndiaAI Overheads and Contingency @1%      | 102.69                     |
| Total                                      | 10,371.92                  |

IndiaAI Compute Capacity Pillar: This pillar under the IndiaAI Mission aims to provide highend compute power (GPUs) to all, including MSMEs and startups, at an affordable cost.

The  IndiaAI  Compute  Portal  (https://compute.indiaai.gov.in)  has  been  developed  to  enable discovery, access and utilisation of the empanelled AI cloud services.

National AI compute capacity is operationalized through empaneled AI service providers offering GPU access on cloud at subsidized rates. Fourteen (14) AI Service providers have been empaneled to provide affordable access to high-end AI compute infrastructure.

The data centres from which these services are delivered are located across multiple regions of the country.  At  present,  all  empaneled  AI  service  providers  are  MeitY-empaneled  Cloud  Service

Providers,  with  data  centres  situated  in  cities  such  as  Mumbai,  Navi  Mumbai,  Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Noida and Jamnagar. IndiaAI  has  notified  an  End  User  Policy  governing  access  to  GPU  resources  and  subsidy allocation.  Eligible  end  users  include  startups,  MSMEs,  researchers,  academic  institutions, students and Government entities.

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