Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his Independence Day address that the government would train one crore (10 million) youth in artificial intelligence skills over the next one year. The programme would mark a sharp expansion of existing AI skilling efforts.
Modi also highlighted opportunities in aviation, sports, green mobility and other emerging sectors. The announcement reinforces the technology and innovation pillar of the Sapta Dhara framework unveiled in the same speech, and comes alongside projections of 5-8 more semiconductor plants in the next 7-8 years.
