As per figures given in the Lok Sabha in July 2026, how many AI Centres of Excellence (CoEs) has the Centre approved across India?

58. In a written Lok Sabha reply, the Minister of State for Electronics and IT said the Centre has approved 58 AI Centres of Excellence. They are meant for States and Union Territories. State governments and industry partners are involved. The same reply gave 543 Data and AI Labs. Approval is not the same as a working centre. PIB's 13 August 2026 factsheet says 22 of the 58 had been approved and initiated, across 13 States and UTs. Read more: SciTech0044 — AI Centres of Excellence in India.

The Union Budget 2023-24 announced three Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence. For which three areas were they meant?

Agriculture, health and sustainable cities. Paragraph 60 of the 2023-24 Budget speech announced three AI centres of excellence in top educational institutions. Leading industry players were to partner with them. The areas were agriculture, health and sustainable cities. The vision was "Make AI in India and Make AI work for India". Education came later, as a fourth centre in Budget 2025-26. Read more: SciTech0044 — AI Centres of Excellence in India.

Budget 2025-26 announced a fourth AI Centre of Excellence. Which sector does it serve, and what outlay was announced?

Education, Rs 500 crore. Paragraph 46 of the 2025-26 Budget speech announced a Centre of Excellence in AI for education with a total outlay of Rs 500 crore. In August 2026 the Education Ministry said it is hosted at IIT Madras. Rs 990 crore was the earlier outlay for the first three centres. Rs 1,490 crore is the combined commitment for all four. Read more: SciTech0044 — AI Centres of Excellence in India.

The Expenditure Finance Committee approved a total outlay for the first three AI Centres of Excellence, for FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28. How much was it?

Rs 990 crore. The Expenditure Finance Committee approved Rs 990 crore for the three centres on health, agriculture and sustainable cities. Rs 10,371.92 crore is the separate IndiaAI Mission outlay approved by the Cabinet on 7 March 2024. Rs 500 crore was added for the education centre, which brings the total commitment to Rs 1,490 crore. Read more: SciTech0044 — AI Centres of Excellence in India.

As stated by the Education Ministry in the Rajya Sabha in August 2026, which institution leads the AI Centre of Excellence for healthcare?

IISc Bengaluru. The Education Ministry's August 2026 reply names IISc Bengaluru as the healthcare lead. It hosts TANUH, a Section 8 not-for-profit company working on non-communicable diseases. In October 2024, PIB had named AIIMS and IIT Delhi to lead. AIIMS Delhi and PGIMER Chandigarh are also AI centres designated in March 2025. That group is separate. Read more: SciTech0044 — AI Centres of Excellence in India.

PIB's factsheet of 13 August 2026 gave the status of the approved state-level AI Centres of Excellence. Which statement matches it?

22 centres approved and initiated across 13 States and UTs. The factsheet says 58 AI CoEs have been approved across States and UTs, as of August 2026. Of these, 22 are approved and initiated across 13 States and UTs. The number 543 refers to Data and AI Labs, not centres of excellence. So approved and working are two different counts. Read more: SciTech0044 — AI Centres of Excellence in India.

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Consider the following statements about India’s national AI Centres of Excellence, as stated in Parliament in August 2026. 1. The AI Centre of Excellence for Education is at IIT Madras. 2. The AI Centre of Excellence for Agriculture is led by IIT Ropar. 3. The AI Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cities is led by IISc Bengaluru. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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