Marking a year of the IndiaAI Mission, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the IndiaAI Compute Portal and the dataset platform AIKosha on March 6, 2025.
The IndiaAI Compute Portal will provide access to over 18,000 GPUs, cloud storage, and other AI services for students, startups, researchers, academia, and government departments.
AIKosha, an all-in-one dataset platform, will offer resources, tools, and expert mentorship to help transform potential ideas into industry solutions.
Vaishnaw stated that in 3-4 years, India should have its own GPUs competing on the global stage, with usage costs currently at historically low rates of less than ₹100 per hour.
Additionally, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) launched a competency framework for AI and public sector officials and introduced the IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Programme. The ministry also awarded students under the IndiaAI Fellowship Programme and recognized 30 selected AI applications.
In March 2024, the Cabinet approved the IndiaAI Mission with a budget outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore, aiming to build a robust AI ecosystem through public-private partnerships. The mission is being implemented by the IndiaAI Independent Business Division (IBD) under the Digital India Corporation (DIC).