India Launches AIKosha and AI Compute Portal to Boost AI Innovation

MeitY Launches AIKosha With AI Sandbox Capabilities To Drive AI Innovation

The latest initiative includes AIKosha: IndiaAI Datasets Platform, the AI Competency Framework for Public Sector Officials, the AI Compute Portal, iGOT-AI Mission Karmayogi, the IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Program in collaboration with Station F, the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative, and IndiaAI FutureSkills -- each designed to enhance AI-driven research, innovation, and skill development. On the IndiaAI Mission anniversary in New Delhi, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled AIKosha alongside several key AI initiatives to boost AI research and innovation in the Indian landscape. The IndiaAI Compute Portal is designed to provide affordable AI compute, storage, network, cloud services and platform, and the AI Competency Framework at lower rates for startups, MSMEs, researchers, PhD scholars, academia, students, and government agencies.

India Will Provide the Cheapest Compute Facilities in the World at ₹67 Per GPU Hour: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

MeitY Launches AI Kosha and Compute Portal Under IndiaAI Mission The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched AI Kosha and the IndiaAI Compute Portal on March 6. These initiatives are part of the IndiaAI Mission to provide startups and researchers with access to datasets and high-performance computing resources for artificial intelligence development. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said 22 of the 67 proposals received under the IndiaAI Mission are for developing LLMs. "We are also going to set up 27 AI labs in tier 3 and 4 cities and will also inculcate AI education for higher secondary classes in the school education," added Vaishnaw. AI Kosha is a non-personal dataset platform that will enable the development of LLMs. It is a key component of the IndiaAI Datasets Platform, one of the seven pillars of the ₹10,738-crore IndiaAI Mission. Initially, the platform will host core datasets from government ministries, with plans to expand its dataset collection. The IndiaAI Compute Portal will provide access to GPUs procured under the mission. Of the 18,693 GPUs allocated, 12,896 are NVIDIA H100 GPUs, 1,480 are NVIDIA H200 GPUs, while the remaining units include AI chips from AMD, Intel, and AWS. The portal is designed to support AI startups and researchers requiring computational resources for model training and development. "We are using public funds for enhancing compute facilities, while in many countries it is in the hands of private companies. Therefore, we provide the cheapest compute facilities in the world which is Rs 67/GPU hour", Vaishnaw said. MeitY secretary S Krishnan said that 15,000 GPUs would be made available initially. He also highlighted that the AI compute component constitutes the largest portion of the mission's budget, accounting for nearly 45% of the total funds allocated to the compute pillar. The IndiaAI mission aims to provide 18,000+ GPUs through public-private partnerships with players like Jio Platforms, NxtGen Data Center, Locuz Enterprise, E2E Networks, CtrlS DataCenters, CMS Computers, Orient Technologies, Tata Communications, Vensysco, and Yotta Data Services. The government is working with GPU providers to integrate API linkages, ensuring seamless connections between service providers and the portal. Krishnan mentioned that AI is a key factor in achieving the vision of a developed India by 2047. Additionally, MeitY introduced a competency framework for AI and public sector officials and launched the India AI Startups Global Acceleration Programme. Abhishek Singh, additional secretary in the IT ministry, said, "The version of AI Kosha being launched today will initially include core data provided by ministries. Going forward, the dataset collection will be expanded." The IndiaAI Mission, launched on March 3, 2024, is focused on strengthening AI infrastructure and fostering innovation in India. By improving access to critical datasets and computational power, the government aims to support the development of India-specific AI models and address challenges such as AI bias.

MeitY Launches AI Compute Portal & AIKosha

MeitY secretary S Krishnan said that the AI Compute Portal represents the largest component of the IndiaAI Mission Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched several key initiatives under the INR 10,300 Cr IndiaAI Mission on Thursday (March 6). As per an official statement, Vaishnaw unveiled the IndiaAI Compute Portal, which will offer affordable AI compute, network, storage and cloud services. Besides, he launched a unified datasets platform AIKosha. At the event, he also announced the launch of an accelerator programme to incubate AI startups in the country. Not just this, Vaishnaw also released an AI competency framework for public sector officials and an AI-powered personalised content recommendation system, iGOT-AI, for government employees. In addition, the minister also announced grants under the new IndiaAI Fellowship Student to support AI research and the establishment of IndiaAI Data Labs in Tier II & III cities across the country to impart foundational level courses in the technology. Speaking at the event, Vaishnaw, as per Business Standard, said that the AI compute portal will be used to develop India's own foundational model. He added that the model will be built at a fraction of the cost of other countries. Vaishnaw also expressed optimism that India will have its own indigenous graphics processing units (GPUs) competing at the global stage in the next three to four years. He further underscored that the cost of using GPUs on the compute platform is at a "historic" low of less than INR 100 per hour. Meanwhile, electronics and IT ministry (MeitY) secretary S Krishnan said that the AI Compute Portal represents the largest component of the IndiaAI Mission. He added that nearly 45% of the Mission's funding has been allocated to the platform. He also underscored that leveraging AI is essential for realising the vision of "Viksit Bharat" by 2047. "The launch of AIKosha, AI Compute Portal and other IndiaAI initiatives signifies a major step in democratising AI access, enabling research-driven innovation, and strengthening India's global AI leadership," the statement added. Here is a deep dive into the initiatives unveiled by the Centre on Thursday: IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Programme The IndiaAI Mission, in partnership with French incubator STATION F and management institute HEC Paris, will launch a four month-long accelerator programme for Indian AI startups. The immersive programme will offer mentorship and networking opportunities to 10 selected Indian startups in Europe. AIKosha As per the government, the unified portal offers a repository of 300 datasets, 80 AI models and other tools to foster AI innovation in the country. AIKosha also features AI sandbox capabilities via integrated development environment along with tools and tutorials. The platform is equipped with features such as content discoverability, scoring of datasets, permission based access and security mechanisms, secure APIs, and firewalls. IndiaAI Compute Portal The platform will offer AI compute, network, storage and cloud services at "discounted rates" to startups, researchers, students, startups and government agencies. The IT minister said that the portal will facilitate easy access to high-end and mid-range GPUs such as NVIDIA H100, H200, A100, L40S, and L4, AMD MI300x and 325X, Intel Gaudi 2, AWS Tranium and Inferentia. This, as per the government, will pave the way for cost-effective AI development capabilities and innovation in the country . Eligible AI users will receive up to 40% subsidy on AI compute services on cloud. This follows the government inviting applications from interested companies earlier this year for empanelment of players for AI services on the cloud. Subsequently, the Centre selected 10 out of the 19 applicants that participated in the bids after technical evaluation. AI Competency Framework Vaishnaw also released the governance framework, which will look to equip public sector officials with skills related to AI and other upskilling initiatives. iGOT-AI iGOT-AI is an AI-powered personalised content recommendation system, which has been developed to enhance the learning experience for government officials on the iGOT Karmayogi platform. IndiaAI Fellowship The fellowship has been introduced to support students that have "demonstrated their skills in AI projects". The government said that IndiaAI is disbursing tranches of the fellowship to both undergraduate and postgraduate students from various centrally funded institutes, including IITs, NITs, IIITs, as well as other government and private academic institutes. The launches are part of the IndiaAI Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2024, which aims to make the country an AI hub through strategic partnerships between both public and private sectors. The Mission aims to "democratise" AI access, enhance data quality, cultivate indigenous AI capabilities, and ensure ethical AI practices.

IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw switches on IndiaAI compute portal offering 14000 GPUs

IndiaAI Compute Portal now offers 14,000 GPUs, with 4,000 more coming. The government is evaluating 67 AI model applications and launched AI Kosha for datasets. AI skilling, deepfake detection, and GPU development are also key focus areas.Startups, researchers, application developers and others can now access 14,000 GPUs (graphics processing units) on the IndiaAI Compute Portal, with 4,000 more in the pipeline, said union electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday. The government is currently evaluating 67 applications for an Indian foundational model, of which 22 are large language models, he said. "Every quarter, we will add more GPUs," Vaishnaw said, adding that a significant portion of the common compute facility will be dedicated to building India's own foundation model. "I have told the team, pick up the applications which are really mature, and at least select a few of them, maybe three or five, so that we start working on it." Vaishnaw also launched AI Kosha, the IndiaAI Datasets Platform, among other initiatives under the IndiaAI Mission, a year after it kicked off with a Rs 10,000 crore funding. Non-personal data from multiple ministries and departments including from the agriculture department, weather forecasting, logistics, and datasets from Bhashini, the government platform for Indian language translation, are available on AI Kosha to enable model training, Vaishnaw said. The government is also talking to private players for them to contribute non-personal data for the platform. An AI Competency Framework was launched for the capacity building of civil servants, as was iGOT AI within the iGOT Karmayogi government capacity building platform to recommend courses tailored to civil servants' roles. Further, 27 AI data labs are being set up in tier-2 and tier-3 locations, Vaishnaw announced. Over a million civil servants have signed up for AI courses on the platform so far, and nearly 950,000 have completed them, he said. The GPU facility will be available for Rs 67 per GPU hour. "The way we sent a mission to the moon at a fraction of the cost at which the developed world did, we'll have our foundational model also at a fraction of the cost that some of the rich world countries have done," said Vaishnaw. Also Read: India to develop own generative AI model: Ashwini Vaishnaw "The world really appreciates the idea that we are putting public funds into creating a common compute facility, whereas in many places, the compute facility is in the hands of big companies," he added. In three to four years, India will also have its own GPU chips, Vaishnaw said, adding that in five years, India will be one of the top five tech nations across domains like AI, semiconductors, and deeptech. The US's 50,000 cap on GPU exports to countries like India does not affect us, Vaishnaw said. Speaking at the launch, Meity secretary S Krishnan said about the recent investments seen in the US, "If you look at that $500 billion, it's by a set of private investors, to be invested not just in the United States but across the world over a number of years, and not one rupee or not $1 of that is actually from the government. Whereas here we have a very focused and very clear program of how to actually implement artificial intelligence adoption on a country wide basis, through seven very clear verticals which will support every dimension of what needs to happen." Abhishek Singh, CEO of the IndiaAI Mission, urged more government departments and agencies to contribute to the initiative to enrich the datasets platform, and said partnerships with startups and the industry will be critical to meet India's huge expectations around AI. The ministry also announced the top 30 AI applications from the IndiaAI Innovation Challenge across themes like healthcare, learning disabilities, and governance, the IndiaAI Startups Acceleration Program with Station F, and named students who are being awarded fellowships under the skilling pillar of the IndiaAI Mission. India is following a techno-legal approach to AI, said Vaishnaw. For instance, under the AI safety pillar, IIT Jodhpur has developed a deepfake detection tool. Vaishnaw also said that the government is examining the suggestions that have come in during consultations around the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, which is in its "final lap".

MeitY launches AIKosha to accelerate AI innovation in India

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has introduced AIKosha, a secure platform designed to accelerate AI innovation in India. It serves as a central repository, offering over 300 datasets, 80+ models, and diverse AI use cases. AIKosha also features an AI sandbox with an integrated development environment, tools, and tutorials. Key security measures include content discoverability, AI readiness scoring, permission-based access, data encryption, secure APIs, and real-time firewalls to ensure safe and efficient AI development. Marking a significant step in India's AI journey, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched several initiatives under the IndiaAI Mission during its anniversary event in New Delhi on March 7, 2025. These initiatives include: A secure AI hub with over 300 datasets and 80 models, fostering the development of diverse, unbiased AI solutions. 3. AI Competency Framework for Public Sector Officials Designed to equip government officials with AI skills, aligning with global best practices for data-driven policy-making and governance. 4. iGOT-AI Mission Karmayogi An AI-powered learning platform that delivers personalized training recommendations for public officials to enhance governance capabilities. 5. IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Program with Station F A four-month accelerator program for 10 Indian AI startups, providing: 6. IndiaAI Application Development Initiative Focuses on high-impact AI solutions in critical sectors such as: 7. IndiaAI FutureSkills Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized that AIKosha and the AI Compute Portal are game-changers in India's AI research landscape. He highlighted India's #1 ranking in AI skill penetration and its position among the Top 10 AI nations globally. He further stressed India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) framework, which ensures ethically sourced, consent-based datasets, reducing dependency on synthetic and foreign data. Speaking on India's AI ambitions, he added: Prime Minister Modi's decade-long vision for AI, semiconductors, and deep tech will propel India into the top five AI nations worldwide. MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan noted that the AI Compute Portal is the largest component of the IndiaAI Mission, accounting for 45% of the mission's Rs. 10,372 crore budget. He emphasized that AI will play a crucial role in achieving Viksit Bharat by 2047, boosting economic progress across various sectors. Launched in March 2024, the IndiaAI Mission aims to build a robust AI ecosystem through public-private collaborations. It is structured around seven core pillars: The mission focuses on democratizing AI access, enhancing data quality, fostering indigenous AI capabilities, and ensuring ethical AI practices. These initiatives aim to democratize AI, drive innovation, and establish India as a global AI leader, Vaishnaw emphasized.

IndiaAI Mission: MeitY Launches New AI Initiatives

Disclaimer: This content generated by AI & may have errors or hallucinations. Edit before use. Read our Terms of use The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a number of initiatives under the IndiaAI Mission on March 6. These include an AI datasets platform called AIKosha, the IndiaAI Compute Portal, the AI Competency Framework for Public Sector Officials, iGOT-AI Mission Karmayogi, the IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Program, the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative and the IndiaAI FutureSkills Fellowship. AIKosha is a repository of various datasets collected by both the government and the private sector, including data from census reports, geospatial data and language data, offered to AI developers to use as training data. IndiaAI Compute Portal: IndiaAI Compute Portal offers AI compute, network, storage, platform and cloud services at discounted rates to startups, MSMEs, academia, researchers, PhD scholars, students and government agencies. The government stated that the portal will facilitate easy access to high-end and mid-range GPUs along with network and storage services. Eligible AI users will receive up to 40% subsidy on AI compute services on cloud. Skilling Public Sector Officials In AI: The government launched an AI Competency Framework, aimed at equipping public sector officials with skills related to AI. It also announced an AI-powered personalised content recommendation system for government officials on the iGOT Karmayogi platform. IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Program The IndiaAI Mission also plans on launching a four-month acceleration program for Indian AI startups alongside Station F, a French startup incubator and HEC Paris, a business school. Background: The government had announced the IndiaAI Mission on March 7 2024, with a financial outlay of over Rs. 10,000 crore. The mission has seven pillars, including providing compute capacity to developers, developing indigenous Large Language Models (LLMs), a platform to provide access to non-personal datasets, promoting the development of AI applications, increasing access to AI education, providing funding for AI startups, and implementing responsible AI projects.

Explained: IndiaAI compute portal, AIKosha and other initiatives under the IndiaAI Mission

Startups, researchers, application developers and others can now access 14,000 GPUs (graphics processing units) on the IndiaAI Compute Portal, with 4,000 more in the pipeline, said union electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday.Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a slew of new initiatives under the IndiaAI Mission on Thursday, celebrating the programme's first year of promoting artificial intelligence (AI) access and innovation. Key launches included the IndiaAI compute portal and the AIKosha dataset platform. Here's a deeper look at the initiatives announced by the minister. Compute portal The IndiaAI compute portal will provide access to more than 14,000 GPUs (graphics processing units), cloud storage and other AI services to students, startups, researchers, academia, and government departments. Another 4,000 are in the pipeline, the minister said. The GPU facility will be available for Rs 67 per GPU hour. Vaishnaw said India should be boasting of its own GPUs in three-four years. The compute platform aims to streamline access to high-quality non-personal datasets for AI innovation. India's LLM The minister added that the compute portal will be used to develop India's own foundational model. Vaishnaw had said in January that the country is working towards a large language model tailored to the country's diverse needs. He said preparations are going well and that as many as 67 applications have been received. The minister said India's foundational model will be developed at a fraction of the cost incurred by other countries. AIKosha AIKosha, an all-in-one dataset platform providing resources, tools, and expert mentorship to help transform potential ideas into industry solutions, was another initiative that was unveiled. Non-personal data from multiple ministries and departments, including from the agriculture department, weather forecasting, and logistics, as well as datasets from Bhashini, the government platform for Indian language translation, are available on AI Kosha to enable model training, Vaishnaw said. The government is also talking to private organisations so they can contribute non-personal data to the platform. AI upskilling The government also announced that it would set up AI Labs in tier-II and tier-III cities. An AI Competency Framework was launched for capacity building of civil servants. An Integrated Government Online training (iGOT) AI, to recommend courses tailored to civil servants' roles, was also launched.

Ashwini Vaishnaw Launches AIKosha & Compute Portal to Boost India's AI Ecosystem

The newly introduced initiatives include AIKosha: IndiaAI Datasets Platform, the AI Compute Portal, the AI Competency Framework for Public Sector Officials, iGOT-AI Mission Karmayogi, the IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Program with Station F, the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative and IndiaAI FutureSkills all aimed at strengthening AI-driven research, innovation, and skill development. While speaking at the event in New Delhi, Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized that the launch of AIKosha: IndiaAI Datasets Platform and the AI Compute Portal marks a major milestone in enabling AI research and innovation in India. He highlighted that the AI Compute Portal will initially provide access to 10,000 GPUs, with 8,693 more to be added, offering AI compute services at a highly subsidized rate to support startups, researchers, and enterprises. He also noted India's remarkable progress in global AI rankings, securing Rank 1 in AI skill penetration and being recognized among the Top 10 AI nations.

MeitY Launches AI Compute Portal, AIKosha to Boost India's AI Innovation

IndiaAI Mission to launch acceleration programme for Indian AI startups The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched several artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives on Thursday. The announcements were made on the occasion of the first anniversary of the IndiaAI Mission, which is on March 7. Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled the India AI Compute Portal during an event, which will provide accessible and affordable AI compute, network, storage, platform, and cloud services. AIKosha, an online repository containing datasets and AI models, was also introduced by the minister. According to a Press Information Bureau (PIB) report, Vaishnaw spoke at a New Delhi event and announced the launch of AIKosha and the AI Compute Portal. The former is a secure platform that comes with a repository of datasets, AI models, and use cases that enable AI innovation. The platform also features a sandbox environment along with tools and tutorials to help developers test and deploy AI models. The AI Compute Portal is aimed at providing businesses and developers with affordable AI processing and inference capabilities alongside facilities for network and storage. Vaishnaw highlighted that these two portals will enable AI research and innovation in India, PIB reported. He also added that the AI Compute Portal's website will initially provide access to 10,000 GPUs, and an additional 8,693 GPUs will be added in the future. The platform is aimed at providing compute services at a subsidised rate to support eligible startups, researchers, and enterprises. Vaishnaw reportedly also spoke about the digital public infrastructure (DPI) framework for AI. In accordance with the framework, the datasets added to AIKosha were said to be ethically sourced and were content-focused to reduce reliance on synthetic and foreign data. Notably, AIKosha hosts more than 300 datasets and upwards of 80 AI models. Apart from these, several other AI-focused initiatives were also announced at the event. The Indian government released the AI Competency Framework for public sector officials. It is designed to equip officials with AI competency skills. iGOT-AI, an AI-powered personalised learning system for government officials was also unveiled. It is essentially a content recommendation system that will provide educational material via the iGOT Karmayogi platform. In collaboration with the French startup incubator Station F and business school HEC Paris, the IndiaAI Mission announced the launch of a new acceleration programme for Indian AI startups. This will be a four-month programme, where the first month will be online and the next three will be hosted onsite at Station F in Paris. The programme will provide 10 selected AI startups with access to mentorship, networking, and global market expansion opportunities in Europe. The 10,300 crore fund was also used to introduce the IndiaAI FutureSkills Fellowship. The fellowship is aimed at mitigating barriers to entry into AI programmes and will increase AI courses in undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D levels. IndiaAI is now disbursing tranches of the fellowship to students from various centrally funded institutes as well as other government and private academic institutions. Further, IndiaAI Data Labs are being established in the country's tier 2 and tier 3 cities. These institutions will impart foundational level courses in data science. IndiaAI has developed two courses for the roles of Data Annotator and Data Curator, which are focused on sectors such as healthcare, education, manufacturing, and more.