India’s AI Revolution: A Roadmap to Viksit Bharat

Current Context: India's AI Revolution, as part of the vision for Viksit Bharat by 2047, represents a comprehensive roadmap to strengthen the country's AI ecosystem and foster innovation.

• Key initiatives were unveiled on March 12, 2025, aiming to position India as a global leader in artificial intelligence.

Highlights:

• IndiaAI Mission: Allocated ₹10,300 crore over five years to build infrastructure, boost indigenous GPU manufacturing, and democratize AI resources for startups, students, and researchers.
• AI Compute Infrastructure: Development of an advanced facility with 18,693 GPUs for creating AI solutions adapted to Indian languages and contexts.
• Open GPU Marketplace: Launched to provide affodable access to high-performance computing power at just ₹100/hour.
• Semiconductor Manufacturing: Five new plants are under construction, enhancing the domestic semiconductor industry critical for AI applications.
• IndiaAI Dataset Platform: Designed to provide high-quality, non-personal datasets to support diverse AI applications.

Question:

Q.1 How many semiconductor manufacturing plants are under construction as part of India’s AI roadmap?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5

Answer: d) India is constructing five new semiconductor manufacturing plants to boost domestic production, which is critical for AI applications.