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BharatGen
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched BharatGen, India’s first indigenously developed, government-funded multimodal AI LLM for Indian languages, aimed at ethical, inclusive, and multilingual AI innovation.
Relevance : GS 2(Governance) , GS 3(Technology)
Highlights of BharatGen Launch
- BharatGen: India’s first government-funded, indigenously developed, AI-based multimodal LLM for Indian languages.
- Platform Features:
- Integrates text, speech, and image modalities.
- Supports 22 Indian languages.
- Built under National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).
- Executed through TIH Foundation for IoT & IoE, IIT Bombay.
Objectives & Vision
- National AI Mission to build:
- Ethical, inclusive, multilingual AI.
- Rooted in Indian values and ethos.
- Empower critical sectors:
- Healthcare (e.g., AI doctors in rural telemedicine),
- Education,
- Agriculture,
- Governance.
Governance & Tech Synergy
- CPGRAMS (Public Grievance Portal):
- Now integrated with multilingual AI feedback systems.
- Cited as a global model for grievance redressal.
- NEP 2020 Synergy:
- Promotes interdisciplinary learning: Humanities + Technology.
- Boosts employability and innovation.
Implementation Framework
- Network of 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs).
- 4 Hubs upgraded to Technology Translational Research Parks (TTRPs).
- Pillars of BharatGen Mission:
- Tech Development
- Entrepreneurship
- Human Resource Development
- International Collaboration
Impact on Healthcare Example
- AI doctor in native language used in remote villages.
- Psychological benefit: builds trust & improves health outcomes.
- Connects patients with super-specialty hospitals.
Startups & Local Innovation
- Over 3,000 Agri-tech Startups supported.
- Eg: Lavender farming in J&K – highlights rural tech diffusion.
- Aligned with schemes like:
- PM MUDRA Yojana
- PM SVANidhi
- PM Vishwakarma Yojana
Institutional Collaboration
- DST, MEITY, DARPG, MSDE, and academic & private sector (e.g., Infosys Co-founder).
- MoUs signed to enhance inter-departmental cooperation.
