Agreement between Digital India BHASHINI Division and NITI Aayog

• On August 12, 2026, the Digital India BHASHINI Division and NITI Aayog signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) in New Delhi.
• The primary objective of this partnership is to promote the use of multilingual and voice-first artificial intelligence in government operations and public services.
• This initiative will focus on facilitating easier access to government information and services for citizens in their preferred Indian languages.
• BHASHINI’s language technology will be integrated with NITI Aayog’s digital platforms and communication systems, utilizing technologies such as language translation APIs and reference applications.
• BHASHINI is India's National Language Technology Mission, working on various language technologies including machine translation, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech.
• Its broader aim is to extend digital services to a wider audience across the country's diverse languages, rather than limiting them to English or a few select languages.
• This partnership is considered a significant step towards better synergy between technology and local languages ​​in public governance.
• This could help make government communication more accessible, localized, and citizen-centric.