Sarvam AI Powering a Made-in-India AI Revolution

Sarvam AI Powering a Made-in-India AI Revolution

Building Homegrown AI for a Digital India

India’s emergence as a global digital power now hinges on its ability to build artificial intelligence systems that are indigenous, inclusive, and aligned with national priorities. As AI increasingly shapes governance, public services, industry, and citizen engagement, the need for homegrown foundational models has become important. These models must be trained on Indian languages, local data, and real-world contexts to ensure relevance and effectiveness.

Built with the vision of creating AI systems specifically for India, Sarvam AI is an organization that is developing artificial intelligence tailored to India’s needs by building foundational components and applying them to the country’s unique linguistic, enterprise, and governance requirements. The company has built a full-stack AI platform, with everything developed, deployed, and governed entirely in India. These enterprise grade platforms reflect the country’s linguistic diversity and are designed to support public service delivery. Its work directly addresses long-standing barriers in accessibility, multilingual communication, and dependence on foreign AI infrastructure.

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Union Minister Shri Amit Shah stated that Sarvam AI exemplifies why the future belongs to India. He noted that the company is ensuring technology reaches every citizen, advancing the vision of Viksit Bharat, where innovation serves as a trusted ally in empowering people and strengthening the nation.

Driving Digital Self-Reliance through Indigenous AI Models

Strengthening indigenous AI infrastructure is central to India’s vision of technological sovereignty, digital self-reliance, and inclusive growth. In an era where artificial intelligence shapes governance, economic competitiveness, and citizen services, building AI systems rooted in local languages, datasets, and regulatory frameworks ensures that innovation aligns with national priorities and societal needs. Indigenous AI development not only safeguards strategic autonomy but also fosters economic resilience and equitable access to emerging technologies.

In this context, Sarvam AI stands out as one of the 12 organisations selected under the Innovation Centre pillar of the IndiaAI Mission to develop indigenous foundational models, with financial and compute support amounting to ₹246.72 crore. The company is building large language and speech models (LLMs) tailored for Indian languages and public service delivery, with capabilities such as voice-based interfaces, document processing, and citizen-centric applications that enhance accessibility and ease of use. By developing homegrown AI models aligned with national objectives, Sarvam AI is reducing reliance on foreign AI systems while strengthening the open-source ecosystem and enabling innovation across startups, academia, research institutions, and industry.

An AI model is a computer program trained on vast amounts of data to recognize patterns, make predictions, or generate new content, acting like a digital brain.

 

Sarvam AI’s models include:

Through these foundational capabilities, Sarvam AI demonstrates how India-centric AI can evolve into scalable, resilient, and population-scale digital infrastructure, enhancing public service delivery, improving linguistic accessibility, and reinforcing India’s journey toward a globally competitive AI ecosystem.

 

Full-Stack Sovereign AI Ecosystem of Sarvam AI

Sarvam AI has built a comprehensive, full-stack sovereign AI ecosystem designed to serve enterprises, governments, developers, and creators across India. Developed end-to-end within the country  spanning compute infrastructure, foundational models, platforms, and real-world applications. The ecosystem reflects commitment to technological self-reliance in artificial intelligence.

 

An AI stack is the complete set of tools and systems that work together to build and run AI applications. These applications range from everyday tools such as Siri and Alexa, to advanced systems used in healthcare diagnostics, financial fraud detection, and transportation.

The Sarvam AI ecosystem consists of:

Through this integrated architecture, Sarvam AI is not merely building applications but establishing a scalable digital backbone for India’s AI future. By converging infrastructure, language intelligence, enterprise capability, and edge deployment into one sovereign ecosystem, it positions India to innovate independently, deploy responsibly, and compete globally, while ensuring that advanced AI remains accessible, secure, and aligned with national development priorities.

 

Strategic Partnerships For Public Service Delivery

Sarvam AI’s institutional collaborations are transforming indigenous innovation into measurable public value across India. By working closely with national and state governments, the company is embedding advanced AI capabilities into critical service delivery systems.

Collectively, these initiatives demonstrate how coordinated public partnerships can deploy homegrown AI infrastructure at population scale.

 

Conclusion

Sarvam AI represents a critical pillar of India’s domestic AI ambitions, aligning innovation with national priorities under the IndiaAI Mission. By developing indigenous large language and speech models in Indian languages, Sarvam AI is expanding access to digital services, strengthening open innovation, and reducing reliance on foreign AI systems. It is also growing role in public service delivery, startup enablement, and responsible AI frameworks reflects the government’s vision of technology as a tool for inclusive growth. Sarvam AI is steadily helping lay the foundation for a future-ready, multilingual, and people-centric AI ecosystem for a Viksit Bharat.

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