Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Delhi Assembly Pilots AI Tool BHASHINI, a First in India
In India, there is a city called Delhi, and its rule-makers meet in a building called the Delhi Assembly.
On August 7, the Assembly started using a smart computer program called BHASHINI that can listen to people talk and write down their words automatically.
It can also translate what is said into different Indian languages.
The leader of the Assembly, Vijender Gupta, said Delhi is the first place in the whole country to try this AI tool during rule-making meetings.
BHASHINI is part of a bigger project started by the Indian government, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2022.
The project's goal is to help every citizen use the internet and government services in their own language.
The Assembly will test the program carefully to see how well it works.
If it works well, it may use similar smart programs in other parts of the Assembly too.
The Delhi Legislative Assembly became the first legislative body in the country to deploy BHASHINI, an AI-powered live transcription and translation tool.
Speaker Vijender Gupta announced the evaluation-based pilot on August 7, the first day of the Monsoon session.
The trial involves careful review of transcription output and overall system performance, with any issues identified during the trial to be addressed.
Based on feedback, the solution will be refined and customised to the Assembly's operational requirements before any decision on wider deployment.
Subject to a successful pilot, the Assembly plans to explore similar AI-enabled solutions across its other functional branches.
- Who
- Speaker Vijender Gupta, the Delhi Legislative Assembly and the Digital India BHASHINI Division
- What
- The first pilot deployment of BHASHINI, an AI-powered live transcription and translation system, in any legislative House in India
- When
- August 7, the first day of the Monsoon session
- Where
- Delhi Legislative Assembly, New Delhi
- Why
- To adopt innovative technologies that can make legislative processes more efficient and accessible and to strengthen multilingual governance
- Technology
- BHASHINI, an AI-powered live transcription and translation system
- Milestone
- First pilot deployment of BHASHINI in any legislative House in India
- Run by
- Digital India BHASHINI Division, the National Language Translation Mission
- Announced by
- Speaker Vijender Gupta
- Date
- August 7, first day of the Monsoon session
- Location
- Delhi Legislative Assembly, New Delhi
- Launch of BHASHINI
- Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2022 during Digital India Week in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Next step
- Refinement and customisation based on feedback before a wider deployment decision
