Additional Secretary and CEO of India AI Mission, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Abhishek Singh, today said that the upcoming AI India Impact Summit 2026 is curated around the three pillars of people, planet, and progress. Addressing a conference on AI for All in New Delhi, Mr Singh called India the Tech Garage of the world, noting that AI contributes significantly to economic growth and employment. He also hailed the country’s software engineers and said that they are add-ons to the coding agents that the industry deploys at present. Highlighting the potential of AI in key sectors such as healthcare, education and agriculture, Mr Singh said that India can leverage this potential for climate change and manufacturing. The Additional Secretary further noted that the summit aims to set up AI as a kinetic enabler and a prime driver in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat as well as AI deployment.

Meanwhile, Chief Architect at NITI Frontier Tech Hub, Debjani Ghosh, said, AI skilling is the central pillar of India’s AI playbook that will ultimately unlock the pathways to impact in the ecosystem. She added that the ability of AI to be included in productivity is important for the MSMEs, especially the small and micro companies. Ms Ghosh also said, AI is a never-ending race, and it depends on how widely the skills are distributed across the population of the country.

The conference was organised in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry, with the theme, Driving Equitable Growth and Societal Good. The five-day India AI Impact Summit 2026 will commence from 16th of this month.