PM Assures Full Government Support for Success of Indian AI Start-Ups’ AI Models

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a roundtable with Indian AI start-ups at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. The discussion comes ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled next month. Twelve Indian AI start-ups that have qualified under the Summit’s Foundation Model Pillar participated in the roundtable, presenting their innovations across diverse areas.

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Start-Ups Showcase Diverse Innovations

“These Start-ups are working in a diverse set of areas including Indian language foundation models, multilingual LLMs, speech-to-text, text-to-audio and text-to-video; 3D content using generative AI for e-commerce, marketing, and personalized content creation; engineering simulations, material research and advanced analytics for data-driven decision-making across industries; healthcare diagnostics and medical research, among others,” according to the official statement from the Prime Minister’s Office dated January 8, 2026.

The AI start-ups lauded India’s commitment to building a robust AI ecosystem, highlighting the sector’s rapid growth and potential. They noted that the global center of gravity for AI innovation is increasingly shifting towards India, which now offers an enabling environment for AI development.

“The leaders said that India now offers a robust and enabling environment for AI development, firmly placing the country on the global AI map,” the statement added.

PM Highlights India’s AI Transformation Agenda

During the meeting, Prime Minister highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence in bringing about transformation in society. He noted that India will host the India AI Impact Summit next month, through which the country will play a major role in the technology sector. He highlighted that India is making efforts to bring about a transformation with and leveraging AI.