58 centres of excellence, 543 data and AI labs: How India plans to build AI talent in tier-2 and tier-3 cities
The Union government has rolled out a major expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, approving 58 AI Centres of Excellence and 543 Data and AI Labs across the country, even as the IndiaAI Mission has mapped 762 AI use cases across 62 ministries and departments.
The move, detailed by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada in a written reply in the Lok Sabha amid the Monsoon Session of Parliament, is intended to push AI-led governance, build talent in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities and strengthen India’s position as a global AI hub.
