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1. Bharat Gen

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.