
Another step towards India’s AI revolution! IndiaAI Mission will now provide 14,000 GPUs at subsidized rates, which will be a game-changer for AI developers, startups, researchers and government agencies. With an investment of ₹4,563.36 crore ($550 million), this initiative will democratize AI infrastructure.
Key Highlights of IndiaAI Compute Initiative
✅ Cheap Compute Capacity: GPU-hour cost reduced by 42%, now available for ₹115.85 (low-end) and ₹150 (high-end). After subsidy, it can be less than ₹100!
✅ Government Subsidy up to 40%: National importance projects will get maximum subsidy.
✅ Affordable Storage & Network Services:
Storage: NxtGen ₹1.2/GB/month, Yotta ₹0.84/GB/month
Free Data Transfer: AWS and Jio ka 0-cost ingress (upload), E2E Networks ka 0-cost egress (download)
✅ 70% High-End GPUs: Majorly Nvidia H100s, Jio Platforms will provide 208 H200s and 104 AMD MI300Xs
✅ Empanelment for 3+1 Years: Companies will be onboarded for 36 months, which will be extendable by 12 months
IndiaAI Compute Portal is going to be launched
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is going to launch IndiaAI Compute Portal soon. Through this portal, ministries, state governments, MSMEs, academia and industry will be able to register their demand for AI compute capacity.
The path to AI Compute Future!
A budget of ₹10,371.92 crore ($1.25 billion) has been allocated to the AI Mission, of which 44% is allocated for compute capacity. This initiative will provide affordable and scalable AI infrastructure to India’s AI startups, developers and researchers.
Are you ready for the AI Revolution?
India is now on its way to becoming an AI superpower. Cheap, high-performance AI compute power will no longer be limited to just large enterprises. This is India’s AI Future, and you can be a part of it! 🚀