Archive · 6 Jan 2026
India Launches AI Skill Programme
India has started a big program to teach AI skills to 1 million young people.
The goal is to help them use AI in their daily lives and businesses to make things better and more productive.
The government is investing a lot of money, about ₹6,31,165 crore, to make this happen.
They want to make sure everyone, especially students and small business owners, can use AI without it being too expensive.
The program will give people access to special computers called GPUs to learn and use AI.
The government believes this will help India become a leader in AI technology.
India launches a mega skilling programme to train 1 million youth in AI.
The programme aims to equip young people with AI skills for productivity and business growth.
The government is investing ₹6,31,165 crore ($70 billion) in AI and data centres.
38,000 GPUs have been made available to support the democratisation of AI.
The programme is part of India's vision to make AI accessible to all citizens.
- Who
- Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw
- What
- Launch of a mega skilling programme to train 10 lakh youth in AI
- When
- Tuesday (exact date not specified)
- Where
- Rajasthan, India
- Why
- To equip young people with AI skills for productivity and business growth
- Programme Name
- AI Skill Programme
- Announced By
- Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and IT
- Target Audience
- 10 lakh (1 million) youth
- Timeframe
- Next year
- Investment
- ₹6,31,165 crore ($70 billion)
- Key Focus Areas
- AI skills for small businesses, productivity increase
- GPUs Available
- 38,000
