New Delhi, February 19 The government is aware of the challenges that the Indian IT industry is facing due to artificial intelligence and is working with academia to upskill and reskill talent, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.
During his welcome address at the inaugural session of India AI Impact Summit 2026, Vaishnaw said that the Prime Minister, in the Union Budget, has announced a major policy shift aimed at attracting global data to India, to have it reside and be processed within India, and to deliver high-value services to the world.
"We are also conscious of the challenges facing our IT industry and to address this, we are working with the industry and academia to upskill, reskill, and build a new talent pipeline for this new age of intelligence," Vaishnaw said.
He said the Prime Minister has always shown commitment towards clean energy, and India currently has more than 50 per cent of its power generation capacity from clean sources.
"Our visionary Prime Minister has recently reformed the nuclear energy sector as well, which is another excellent sector for providing this base load of clean energy. We have a robust grid that has been practically rebuilt over the last decade," Vaishnaw said.
