Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Maharashtra approves Sarvam AI deployment for 2,500 government users
The government of Maharashtra in India is getting some very smart computer helpers called AI.
These helpers are made by a company called Sarvam AI.
One helper, called Indus, is like a super-powered office assistant.
It can help government workers write notes, answer questions, and read documents.
Indus can understand and work with 22 Indian languages, including Marathi.
All the AI computers are kept safely inside India, so important government information does not leave the country.
About 2,500 government workers will be able to use it.
The government is also testing a helper that calls people who are sick with tuberculosis to remind them about their health.
This plan will cost about Rs 11.26 crore over two years.
The Maharashtra government approved Sarvam AI's sovereign AI solutions with a two-year outlay of Rs 11.26 crore.
Indus, a sovereign AI workspace, will serve around 2,500 state government users at an indicative first-year cost of Rs 5.63 crore.
The proposal was cleared by a High-Power Committee headed by the chief secretary.
All solutions will be hosted on secure, audited infrastructure within India so that no government data leaves the country.
The package includes Samvaad citizen outreach agents, Saaras and Bulbul speech models for MahaAI, and a one-month TB awareness pilot.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government, through a High-Power Committee headed by the chief secretary, and AI company Sarvam AI.
- What
- Approval to deploy Sarvam AI's sovereign AI solutions, including the Indus workspace for 2,500 government users, at a two-year outlay of Rs 11.26 crore.
- When
- The article does not state a specific date; the approved project runs over a two-year period.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India.
- Why
- To give government departments secure, India-hosted AI tools for drafting, documentation, multilingual interaction and citizen outreach while ensuring no government data leaves the country.
- State government
- Maharashtra
- Vendor
- Sarvam AI
- Total outlay
- Rs 11.26 crore over two years
- First-year cost
- Rs 5.63 crore (indicative)
- Users
- Approximately 2,500 state government users
- Core products
- Indus, Samvaad, Saaras and Bulbul
- Subscription rate
- Rs 1,200 per user per month (Foundation Partner) vs Rs 2,500 standard
- TB awareness pilot
- One-month Samvaad pilot; Rs 6 lakh development charge plus Rs 3 per minute usage