National programme approved by the Union Cabinet with an outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore to build AI compute (subsidised GPU access via public-private partnership), datasets (AIKosh), foundation models, skills and 'Safe & Trusted AI' projects. By Feb 2026 the government reported over 38,000 GPUs onboarded.
Why it matters
Subsidised compute and datasets shape which domestic models emerge; the mission also funds the safety/trust tooling that underpins India's techno-legal governance approach.
What it requires
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IndiaAI Mission. Union Cabinet / Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/in-indiaai-mission-2024/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).
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- DevelopmentNew Delhi Declaration on AI Impact endorsed by 88 states and bodies, incl. US and China21 Feb 2026 · Statement · IN, INTL
- DevelopmentIndia hosts AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, first in the series in the Global South16 Feb 2026 · Statement · IN, INTL
- DevelopmentMedicare starts WISeR, an AI-assisted prior-authorisation pilot in six states1 Jan 2026 · Programme · US
- DevelopmentDepartment of War launches GenAI.mil with Google's Gemini for Government9 Dec 2025 · Launch · US
- DevelopmentHHS publishes department-wide AI strategy built on a 'OneHHS' platform4 Dec 2025 · Policy · US
- DevelopmentOpenAI, Anthropic and Google offer frontier AI to US agencies for about $1 via GSA6 Aug 2025 · Procurement · US
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