According to Elets eGov, on 17 February 2026, during the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said India would add 20,000 GPUs to its national AI compute capacity. The Digital India website confirms a base of more than 38,000 GPUs and an outlay of about Rs 10,372 crore.
Reported details
- The base of 38,000+ GPUs would reach more than 58,000 with the addition, which the article says would arrive in the coming weeks.
- Startups, researchers, students and public institutions are offered access at Rs 65 per hour, according to the article.
- The minister expressed optimism that over USD 200 billion could flow into India's AI ecosystem over two years; that is an official's projection, not a commitment.
Relevance
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