AI mission takes off with higher allocation

The Rs 10,000-crore IndiaAI mission is set to take off with the government chalking out plans for creating a domestic foundational model on the lines of US and China. The ball has been set rolling with the allocation in the Budget with the tenders for procuring graphics processing units (GPUs) finalised.

In FY26, the ministry of electronics and IT(MeitY) has been allocated Rs 2,000 crore for IndiaAI mission, which is one-fifth of the total allocation. The increase in allocation is nearly four times higher than the budgetary allocation of Rs 552 crore in FY25.