🇮🇳 Case Study

India: BharatGPT

AI for 1.4 Billion — in every Indian language

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84
SARI Score
₹3.5L Cr
Investment
22
Languages
32x
Projected ROI

The Challenge & Solution

India invented modern AI. Now it must reclaim its AI sovereignty.

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The Challenge

  • Compute Gap: 82% of AI workloads on foreign clouds
  • Model Gap: No indigenous foundation model
  • Language Gap: 500M+ Indians excluded from AI
  • Talent Drain: 60,000 AI professionals leaving annually
  • Economic Drain: ₹70,000 Cr/year to foreign providers
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The Solution

  • Sovereign Compute: 100K GPUs, 5 data centers
  • BharatGPT: 22-language foundation model
  • NaimA: National AI Mission Authority
  • AI Manthan: 85% talent retention program
  • Data Strategy: 50T tokens of Indian data

Investment Program

₹3,50,000 Crore over 10 years — transforming India's AI future

Pillar Investment Outcome
🖥️ Sovereign Compute
₹1,00,000 Cr
100,000 GPUs across 5 sovereign data centers
🤖 BharatGPT
₹75,000 Cr
22-language foundation model, GPT-4+ level by 2032
👥 Talent Ecosystem
₹1,25,000 Cr
85% retention, 50 lakh AI professionals by 2035
📊 Data & Governance
₹50,000 Cr
50T tokens of curated data, NaimA framework
TOTAL INVESTMENT
₹3,50,000 Cr
Full AI sovereignty by 2035

BharatGPT

The world's first foundation model with native Indic language capability. Serving 500 million Indians who cannot access AI in their language today.

BharatGPT will understand the nuances of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, and 17 more official languages — plus 50 regional dialects.

22
Official Languages
50+
Dialects
500M
Indians Served
₹2.5L Cr
Export Opportunity

Implementation Roadmap

From strategy to AI sovereignty in 10 years

2026
NaimA established, first 25K GPUs operational, BharatGPT team assembled
2027
DC-North (Noida) operational, BharatGPT beta with 10 languages
2028
BharatGPT v1.0 deployed with all 22 languages, 50K GPUs operational
2030
60K GPUs, 75% talent retention achieved, sector-specific models launched
2032
BharatGPT v2.0 (GPT-4+ level), Global South exports begin
2035
Full AI sovereignty achieved, 100K GPUs, global AI leadership

Return on Investment

₹3.5 Lakh Cr investment delivers ₹110 Lakh Cr return

32x
Total ROI
2 yrs
Payback Period
47%
IRR
Value Category 10-Year Value Description
GDP Uplift
₹50L Cr
Direct contribution to GDP growth from AI adoption
Productivity Gains
₹25L Cr
Efficiency improvements across government and industry
New Industries
₹15L Cr
AI-native companies and services created
Talent Value
₹12L Cr
Retained talent building in India, not abroad
TOTAL RETURN
₹110L Cr
$132 billion over 10 years

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