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AI Must Democratize Intelligence Just As Digital India Democratized Access Says Jyotiraditya Scindia
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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 19:43
AI Must Democratize Intelligence Just As Digital India Democratized Access Says Jyotiraditya Scindia
- •Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that while Digital India democratized access, artificial intelligence must now democratize intelligence for every citizen.
- •Highlighting India's digital achievements, Scindia mentioned 650,000 villages connected via BharatNet, 1.35 billion Aadhar cards, and massive UPI transaction volumes.
- •India has entered the telecom equipment manufacturing club after 50 years, deploying its own India 4G stack across 100,000 towers with 5G coming soon.
- •The India AI Mission features a corpus of nearly Rs 10,000 crores, incorporating 38,000 GPUs, 14 cloud partners, and 7,500 data sets.
- •The new digital trinity consists of connectivity, compute, and trust, with India targeting one billion 5G customers by 2030.
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Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that India's target is to reach one billion 5G customers by 2030, growing from 500 million.
The India AI Mission features a corpus of close to Rs 10,000 crores, incorporating 38,000 GPUs, 14 cloud partners, and 7,500 data sets to drive economic empowerment and technological transformation.
After 50 years, India has entered the global telecom equipment manufacturing club by producing its own India 4G stack, which has been deployed across 100,000 towers nationwide.
