Digital India BHASHINI CEO Addresses Lattice 2026 at IIM Calcutta; Highlights AI Ecosystems for Population-Scale Impact

The Chief Executive Officer of the Digital India BHASHINI Division addressed Lattice 2026, the annual business conclave of IIM Calcutta, focusing on AI ecosystems for population-scale impact. The discussions highlighted India's experience in building language technology as Digital Public Infrastructure, addressing digital, language, and literacy divides through voice-first and multilingual technologies. A live demonstration of BHASHINI's Shrutlekh showcased real-time translation and transcription. The address emphasized ecosystem design, community participation via BhashaDaan, partnerships, and open infrastructure. Background data provided notes that BHASHINI powers over 800 government websites, has enabled more than 9 billion cumulative AI inferences, processes over 24 million inferences daily, and supports 36 Indian text languages, 23 Indian voice languages, and 35 international languages.