(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) BHARATGEN

(JULY-2025)

BHARATGEN

Context:

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches ‘Bharat Gen’ - India’ s first of its kind Indigenously developed government funded AI based Multimodal LLM for Indian Languages at BharatGen Summit.

Key Details

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

About BharatGen

It is the first Multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) in India that has been developed indigenously with government support and covers 22 Indian languages.
Objectives: To advance ethical, inclusive, and multilingual AI aligned with Indian cultural values; deliver localized solutions in sectors like healthcare, agriculture, education, and governance; and enhance rural telemedicine through AI-powered doctors communicating in local languages.
The BharatGen initiative is being implemented through a network of 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs), with four of them elevated to the status of Technology Translational Research Parks (TTRPs).
The mission is built on four key pillars: technological advancement, promotion of entrepreneurship, skill and human resource development, and promoting international partnerships.