Dr Jitendra launches India’s first AI based “Large Language Model” for Indian languages

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, on Monday launched 'Bharat Gen', India's first-of-its-kind, indigenously developed, Artificial Intelligence (AI) based, government-funded Multimodal "Large Language Model" (LLM) for Indian languages, at the prestigious "BharatGen Summit"-India's largest Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and LLM summit and hackathon.

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Developed under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) and implemented through TIH Foundation for IoT and IoE at IIT Bombay, BharatGen aims to revolutionize AI development across India's linguistic and cultural spectrum. The initiative is supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and brings together a robust consortium of leading academic institutions, experts, and innovators.

Speaking at the Summit, Dr. Jitendra, described BharatGen as a “national mission to create AI that is ethical, inclusive, multilingual, and deeply rooted in Indian values and eothos.”

The platform integrates text, speech, and image modalities, offering seamless AI solutions in 22 Indian languages.

"This initiative will empower critical sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture, and governance, delivering region-specific AI solutions that understand and serve every Indian," said Dr. Singh.