Tamil Nadu to set up India’s first sovereign AI park for ₹10K cr

‘Digital Sangam’: State partners Sarvam AI to build India’s first full-stack, government-led Al ecosystem

- SHINE JACOB

Sarvam AI cofounder Pratyush Kumar (left) signed a landmark deal with the Tamil Nadu government in the presence of state CM MK Stalin on Tuesday

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The Government of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday signed a landmark deal with Sarvam AI to establish India’s first full-stack sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) park.

The project, involving an initial investment of ₹10,000 crore, is expected to generate 1,000 high-skilled, deeptech jobs and represents a foundational step in building a robust and inclusive AI ecosystem rooted in public interest.

The sovereign AI park will be a first-of-its-kind, purpose-built district in India, integrating AI compute infrastructure, secure data frameworks, model research labs, and AI innovation clusters, along with a dedicated institute for AI in governance. It will operate as a full-stack system where data, models, and compute remain within the state’s trust boundary, ensuring a sovereign, ethical, and inclusive ecosystem for AI deployment.