Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises press release · 30 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

Government of India is taking measures to promote adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies among MSMEs

PRID2246893 MinistryMinistry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises Released30 March 2026 Reading6 min

Posted On: 30 MAR 2026 4:11PM by PIB Delhi The Government of India is taking measures to promote adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies, including for MSMEs. The IndiaAI Mission is a comprehensive initiative, approved by the Government on 7 th March 2024 with a budgetary outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore. India AI mission encompasses key pillars of the AI ecosystem including, India AI Compute Capacity, India AI Innovation Centre, India AI Datasets Platform, India AI Application Development Initiative, India AI Future Skills, India AI Startup Financing etc. The Government periodically assesses the extent of digital adoption among Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), through evaluation studies in collaboration with industry and research institutions. The Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework of NITI Aayog is another institutional mechanism to evaluate the outcome. This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. **** Sunil Kumar Tiwari E-Mail – hipessi[at]gmail[dot]com (Release ID: 2246893) Visitor Counter : 669 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises Government of India is taking measures to promote adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies among MSMEs Posted On: 30 MAR 2026 4:11PM by PIB Delhi The Government of India is taking measures to promote adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies, including for MSMEs. The IndiaAI Mission is a comprehensive initiative, approved by the Government on 7 th March 2024 with a budgetary outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore. India AI mission encompasses key pillars of the AI ecosystem including, India AI Compute Capacity, India AI Innovation Centre, India AI Datasets Platform, India AI Application Development Initiative, India AI Future Skills, India AI Startup Financing etc. The Government periodically assesses the extent of digital adoption among Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), through evaluation studies in collaboration with industry and research institutions. The Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework of NITI Aayog is another institutional mechanism to evaluate the outcome. This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. **** Sunil Kumar Tiwari E-Mail – hipessi[at]gmail[dot]com (Release ID: 2246893) The Government of India is taking measures to promote adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies, including for MSMEs. The IndiaAI Mission is a comprehensive initiative, approved by the Government on 7th March 2024 with a budgetary outlay of  ₹10,371.92 crore. India AI mission encompasses key pillars of the AI ecosystem including, India AI Compute Capacity, India AI Innovation Centre, India AI Datasets Platform, India AI Application Development Initiative, India AI Future Skills, India AI Startup Financing etc.   The Government periodically assesses the extent of digital adoption among Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), through evaluation studies in collaboration with industry and research institutions. The Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework of NITI Aayog is another institutional mechanism to evaluate the outcome.     This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.   ****   Sunil Kumar Tiwari E-Mail – <a href="mailto:hipessi@gmail.com">hipessi@gmail.com</a> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); 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