Driving India's Digital Development: Pivotal Tech Objectives Shaping India's Digital Era
In a bid to bolster India's tech sector and establish self-reliance, the government has launched five significant technological missions, each focusing on different areas. These missions aim to position India as a global leader by 2028.
IndiaAI Mission
The IndiaAI Mission, with a budget of ₹10,300 crore over five years, aims to make India one of the top five global leaders in artificial intelligence. As of mid-2025, India’s common AI compute capacity exceeded 34,000 GPUs, with 17,374 GPUs installed and accessible. Over 367 datasets are available on the IndiaAI Kosh platform, and the mission supports the development of indigenous Language Models (LLMs), with 43 proposals focused on LLMs, each requesting more than 2,000 GPUs.
India Bhashini
India Bhashini, a platform for linguistic inclusion, supports 35+ Indian languages with over 1,600 AI models and 18 language services as of May 2025. The goal is to drive digital inclusion through multilingual AI models that reflect India’s linguistic diversity.
Centres of Excellence in AI
Three existing Centres of Excellence in AI have been set up with ₹990 crore: AIIMS, IIT Delhi (focused on healthcare), IIT Ropar (focused on agriculture), and IIT Kanpur (focused on sustainable cities). These centres facilitate the development of domain-specific AI technologies adapting to India’s unique challenges.
National Semiconductor Mission
The National Semiconductor Mission aims to cultivate a homegrown semiconductor ecosystem, reducing dependency on imports. Investments in this mission are nearing ₹1.5 lakh crore. The mission focuses on building local integrated circuit (IC) design and manufacturing capabilities with sustained government support to boost innovations in semiconductor technologies.
National Quantum Mission
The National Quantum Mission aims to advance research and development in quantum computing and related technologies. The mission connects 152 researchers across 43 institutions and focuses on developing quantum-resilient encryption and launching India's first quantum satellite within two to three years. The goal is to position India as a global player in this cutting-edge domain.
Together, these missions form an integrated strategy to empower India’s tech ecosystem by leveraging AI, language technology, semiconductor manufacturing, and quantum science, aimed at building self-reliance and global competitiveness by 2028.
The National Semiconductor Mission aims to transform India into a global semiconductor hub, with six chip fabrication units under development. The latest HCL-Foxconn joint venture will churn out 20,000 wafers per month, serving key sectors like automotive, telecom, and power. India is set to unveil its first domestically produced 28-90nm semiconductor chip by the end of 2025.
The National Quantum Mission also focuses on making India a global leader in quantum technology by 2031, connecting researchers across institutions and working towards developing quantum-resilient encryption and launching India's first quantum satellite.
These missions reflect the government's commitment to technological advancement and positioning India as a global powerhouse in various tech sectors.
Data-and-cloud-computing advances are evident in the National Semiconductor Mission, which aims to build local integrated circuit (IC) design and manufacturing capabilities, reducing dependence on imports and transforming India into a global semiconductor hub.
Artificial-intelligence is a key focus of the IndiaAI Mission, with a budget of ₹10,300 crore over five years, aiming to make India one of the top five global leaders in AI, and supporting the development of indigenous Language Models (LLMs).
