BharatGen Launched: India’s First Indigenous Multimodal LLM
Why in the news
Dr. Jitendra Singh unveiled BharatGen, a home-grown AI language model for Indian languages, at the BharatGen Summit.
Key facts
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Modalities | Text, speech, image |
| Use areas | Healthcare, education, agriculture, governance |
| Ethos | Ethical, inclusive, multilingual, rooted in Indian values |
| Network | 25 Technology Innovation Hubs; 4 upgraded to TTRPs |
Objectives
- Region-specific AI with cultural and linguistic fit.
- Digital inclusion and trust in remote areas, such as local-language AI telemedicine.
- Built with a consortium of academia, researchers and startups; linked to India’s Techade.
Four pillars
- Technology development
- Entrepreneurship
- Human resource development
- International collaboration
Summit highlights
- Generative AI Hackathon 2025 started for students.
- MoUs exchanged among departments and research bodies.
Policy links
- NEP 2020 goals; CPGRAMS modernisation via multilingual grievance redressal.
Exam angle
- Numbers: 22 languages, 25 TIHs, 4 TTRPs.