New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- BharatGen, India's first government-backed multimodal Sovereign AI flagship initiative, secured over Rs 900 crore in funding by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The quest for a sovereign AI model from India is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for an Atmanirbhar Bharat as laid out in his recent speech from the Red Fort on Independence Day.

The formal announcement on IndiaAI Mission's support to BharatGen was made by Union Minister of Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, at a Press Conference that was held at Hotel "The Ashok", New Delhi.

BharatGen, with more than Rs 900 cr, is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the funding under IndiaAI Mission 2025. This represents ...