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AI Ecosystem
in India

Digital Infrastructure & Government-Led Innovation Driving the World's Fastest-Growing AI Market

3rd
Largest Startup Ecosystem Globally
₹10,372 Cr
IndiaAI Mission Budget
Infrastructure Profile
Digital Public InfrastructureWorld-Leading
AI Startups Active4,500+
UPI Monthly Transactions13.4 Bn
Semiconductor Investment₹76,000 Cr

Ecosystem at a Glance

Data-Driven Insights into India's AI Revolution

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4,500+
AI Startups
+47% YoY
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₹1.65 Lakh Cr
Total AI Funding
Since 2018
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425,000+
AI Jobs Created
+35% YoY
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18,500+
AI Patents Filed
+62% YoY
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45,000+
AI Research Papers
Global Rank #5
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1.2M+
AI Developers
Largest in Asia
Foundation Layer

Digital Public Infrastructure

India's DPI stack represents the world's most sophisticated public digital infrastructure, providing the foundational rails for AI innovation at unprecedented scale. From biometric authentication to real-time payments, these platforms process billions of transactions monthly, creating rich datasets for AI model training while maintaining privacy-by-design principles.

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UPI (Unified Payments Interface)

13.4 Bn
Monthly Transactions (2024)
Real-time payments infrastructure enabling AI-powered fintech innovation
Adoption500M+ users
02

Aadhaar

1.38 Bn
Registered Identities
Biometric authentication backbone for AI-driven identity verification systems
Adoption99.9% adult coverage
03

DigiLocker

270M+
Active Users
Cloud-based document repository enabling AI document processing and verification
Adoption6.5 Bn documents issued
04

CoWIN

2.2 Bn
Vaccine Doses Administered
AI-optimized health infrastructure demonstrating scalable public service delivery
Adoption220M+ daily peak capacity
05

ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce)

450+
Cities Covered
Democratized e-commerce platform enabling AI-driven personalization at scale
Adoption60M+ transactions
06

Account Aggregator

1,000+
Financial Institutions
Consent-based financial data sharing enabling AI credit scoring and risk assessment
Adoption50M+ consents
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Strategic Advantage

India's DPI architecture processes over 100 billion API calls monthly, generating unprecedented volumes of structured, consent-based data. This infrastructure enables AI companies to build and scale solutions that serve billion-user markets from day one—a competitive advantage unavailable in any other geography.

100Bn+
Monthly API Calls
500M+
Active Users
$0.002
Cost per Transaction

2025-2030 Outlook

Strategic Trajectories for India's AI Ecosystem

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Manufacturing AI

Integration of AI across PLI-supported manufacturing sectors (electronics, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals) with emphasis on quality control and supply chain optimization.

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Agri-AI Scale

Deployment of AI-driven precision agriculture tools to 150M+ farmers, leveraging satellite imagery, IoT sensors, and vernacular language interfaces.

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Healthcare AI

National rollout of AI diagnostic tools (radiology, pathology) through Ayushman Bharat network, targeting 500M+ beneficiaries with accessible care.

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Education AI

Personalized learning platforms deployed across 15 Lakh schools, leveraging India's National Curriculum Framework and supporting 22 scheduled languages.

Target: $500Bn AI Economy by 2030

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