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AI in India

Pro-innovation, with no AI-specific law: non-binding guidelines, targeted rule changes, and state money for compute and home-grown models.

Profile reviewed 24 Sep 202613 developments tracked

IndiaAI Mission budget over five years (approved Mar 2024): ₹10,371.92 cr
GPUs in the subsidised national pool (Mar 2026): 38,000+
Foundation-model groups funded under IndiaAI: 12

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Strategy

The IndiaAI Mission (approved Mar 2024, ₹10,371.92 crore over five years) runs seven pillars from compute to skills. The India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi (Feb 2026) closed with a declaration endorsed by 92 countries and organisations.

Regulation

No AI law. The India AI Governance Guidelines (Nov 2025) are non-binding. The IT Amendment Rules 2026, in force since 20 Feb 2026, require AI-generated content to be labelled and deepfakes removed within 2 hours. DPDP Rules are phasing in over 18 months.

Compute

38,000+ GPUs in the subsidised national pool (Mar 2026), 20,000 more pledged, 100,000 targeted. Chip packaging plants are running; Tata’s Dholera fab is still under construction (EE Times).

Key labs

12 foundation-model groups are funded under IndiaAI (PIB), including Sarvam AI, BharatGen (IIT Bombay), Soket AI, Gnani.ai, Fractal and Tech Mahindra.

Notable models

Sarvam-30B and Sarvam-105B (open-sourced Mar 2026), BharatGen Param2 (22 Indian languages), Fractal Vaidya 2.0 for healthcare (Business Standard).

What to watch

Whether the national pool actually reaches about 58,000 GPUs; the new AI governance bodies being set up; the next releases from the IndiaAI-funded model groups.

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