Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Chhattisgarh approves Rs 500 crore AI mission, BEML plant
The government of Chhattisgarh, a state in India, has decided to spend 500 crore rupees on artificial intelligence, or AI.
AI is when computers learn to do things that normally need human brains, like understanding words or finding patterns.
The plan will last for five years.
The government wants to build 100 special computer labs called AI Data Labs and five big research centres across the state.
More than 300 new businesses called startups will get help, and over 50 government services will use AI.
Six lakh students and 1.5 lakh government workers will be trained in AI skills.
The leaders hope this will create jobs and make the state a hub for technology, just like the national IndiaAI Mission.
The government also approved a factory for giant earth-moving machines and new digital tools for managing public works.
It also accepted a bank grant to help pay for the state's big future plans, called Vision 2047.
The Chhattisgarh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, approved a Rs 500-crore five-year State AI Mission aligned with the Centre's IndiaAI Mission.
The mission will establish 100 AI Data Labs, five Centres of Excellence, support more than 300 AI startups, and develop over 50 AI-powered public services.
AI training will cover six lakh students and upskilling for 1.5 lakh government employees.
The Cabinet allotted land at concessional rates to BEML for setting up Chhattisgarh's first Heavy Earth Moving Equipment manufacturing plant.
Other decisions included WAMIS digital reforms, a Rs 15-crore ADB grant for the Anjor LIGHT Vision 2047 project, the S-SNA fund model, and a Rs 200-crore CSPGCL bond raise.
- Who
- The Chhattisgarh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, with decisions announced by Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao.
- What
- Approval of a Rs 500-crore State AI Mission, a BEML heavy earth-moving equipment plant, WAMIS digital reforms, an ADB-backed Vision 2047 grant, the S-SNA fund model, and a CSPGCL bond raise.
- When
- Wednesday, at a Cabinet meeting.
- Where
- Chhattisgarh, India; the meeting was held at Mahanadi Bhawan in Nava Raipur.
- Why
- To transform governance, build a skilled AI workforce, boost manufacturing, and support the state's Vision 2047 roadmap.
- Investment
- Rs 500 crore over five years
- AI Data Labs
- 100 planned across the state
- Centres of Excellence
- 5 for AI research and innovation
- AI startups supported
- More than 300
- Training targets
- 6 lakh students and 1.5 lakh government employees
- AI-powered public services
- Over 50
- BEML plant
- First Heavy Earth Moving Equipment manufacturing plant in Chhattisgarh
- ADB grant
- Rs 15 crore for Anjor LIGHT project (December 2026 - November 2029)
