Amitabh Nag, Chief Executive Officer of the Digital India Bhashini Division under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), has been entrusted with additional responsibilities as Director of the India Dataset Platform (AIkosh) and the Application Development Initiative at IndiaAI.

Nag shared the update on LinkedIn, expressing his enthusiasm for the new role. IndiaAI, the country’s central AI portal, is a flagship initiative under MeitY’s IndiaAI Mission, aimed at fostering AI innovation, improving data accessibility, and encouraging responsible AI development.

Earlier this month, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched multiple initiatives under the IndiaAI Mission, including AIKosha: IndiaAI Datasets Platform, which provides secure access to datasets, AI models, and development tools. It offers advanced features such as dataset readiness scoring, encryption-based security, and real-time filtering mechanisms.

Additionally, the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative (IADI) is driving AI-based solutions in critical sectors such as healthcare, climate change, governance, agriculture, and learning disabilities.

Notably, the recently launched IndiaAI Innovation Challenge attracted over 900 AI solution submissions, with 30 projects shortlisted across various development stages, from conceptual ideas to prototypes and market-ready solutions.