 "Meity may seek Cabinet approval for Rs 10,000 cr India AI programme")
The Ministry of Electronics and IT will seek cabinet approval for the ambitious India AI programme, which includes setting up of GPU-based servers in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode with an outlay of over Rs 10,000 crore, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday.
While speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of the US-based Synopsys chip design centre in Noida, Chandrasekhar said: “India AI programme is worth over Rs 10,000 crore. It (the proposal) will be taken with the cabinet for approval."
He explained that the India AI programme will be in PPP mode under which computer infrastructure capacity will be built both in private data centres as well as in data centres run by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).
The minister also inaugurated a semiconductor chip design centre by Synopsys at DLF Tech Park in Noida. It is the second largest design centre in India by the company, which is expected to employ 6,000 engineers from India, constituting 27 per cent of its global design workforce.
Speaking at the centre, Chandrasekhar said partnerships with companies like Synopsys are the building blocks of India’s ambitions in semiconductors.
“The rapid pace and velocity of innovation facilitated by companies like Synopsys are, in many ways, propelling the overall innovation of our tech and digital ecosystem. Therefore, I firmly believe that companies like Synopsys will become a significant player in shaping the future of technology,” he explained.
He reiterated the government’s commitment to building capabilities and aiming to lead in chips, devices, and product architecture.
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“The government is concentrating on building capabilities aiming to be at the forefront in terms of designing chips, devices, and products,” he added.