New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The Government of India is pushing ahead with an ambitious plan to transform healthcare delivery across the country by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into public and private health systems.

Underlining the government's commitment to Universal Health Coverage, the Health Ministry states that AI tools are central to efforts to "effectively bridge delivery gaps, elevating the standard of medical services and products, and ensuring affordable care for every citizen."

The push towards digital health is guided by the broader vision of "Welfare for All, Happiness for All (Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya)" and the Government's long-term objective of achieving a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

The Union Cabinet had ea...