The Ministry of Ayush and IndiaAI (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July 31, 2026, to promote artificial intelligence-driven innovation across the Ayush sector. The MoU was signed by Dr. Kavita Jain, Joint Secretary & Chief Vigilance Officer of Ministry of Ayush, and Shri Sudeep Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer of IndiaAI Mission and Joint Secretary of MeitY, in the presence of senior officials from both organizations.
The collaboration focuses on accelerating AI adoption across key Ayush domains including research, capacity building, medicinal plants, and drug administration. As part of the agreement, the Ministry of Ayush will onboard the AIKosh platform to share eligible health research artifacts such as datasets, metadata, AI models, toolkits, and relevant use cases. The partnership will provide access to GPU-based and high-performance computing infrastructure through the IndiaAI initiative at subsidized rates, subject to defined service-level agreements, to support scaling of sophisticated AI research and applications in healthcare and traditional medicine.
Dr. Kavita Jain emphasized that AI integration will open new avenues for evidence-based research, knowledge management, and innovation, making the Ayush ecosystem more technology-driven and future-ready. Shri Sudeep Srivastava highlighted that the MoU will enrich AIKosh with traditional healthcare datasets and empower researchers and practitioners of traditional medicinal sciences through AI-enabled innovation. Shri Naman Goyal, OSD of Ayush Grid, noted that under its Emerging Technologies component, Ayush Grid is developing AI-driven platforms to accelerate digital transformation of the Ayush sector.
The initiative represents a significant step toward integrating India's traditional medicine heritage with cutting-edge digital and AI technologies, facilitating greater collaboration and responsible development of AI solutions for the Ayush sector.