India AI Mission modeled to address real-world challenges: MeitY Secretary

India AI Mission is modeled to address diverse needs and real-world challenges, S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), said on Tuesday.

Krishnan was speaking at the session “From Algorithms to Outcomes: Building AI that Works for People” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

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The second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 opened with a high-impact session that examined the dual imperatives of people-centric AI and sovereign technological capability.

The session “From Algorithms to Outcomes: Building AI that Works for People” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 focused on ensuring that artificial intelligence systems translate into measurable improvements in public service delivery and citizen welfare.

The discussion centred on how compute, models and data must ultimately lead to deployable applications that enhance productivity, strengthen governance and deliver tangible benefits to citizens.

Addressing the session, Krishnan emphasised that the India AI Impact Summit is all about finding impactful applications that ”we can create using AI”.

The Secretary remarked, “We are providing compute, models, and data for one reason only, to build applications with real impact. Whether AI succeeds beyond the hype depends entirely on whether it delivers solutions that improve lives. If you walk through the expo, you’ll see hundreds of startups working across healthcare, agriculture, education, and manufacturing. That’s where impact will come from.”

“The Governments will never have enough teachers, doctors, or judges, but if AI can enhance productivity, service quality can improve dramatically. The challenge is to choose what works, scale it responsibly, protect privacy, and ensure public money creates measurable outcomes,” Krishnan said.