In the backdrop of the rapid and trans-formative advancements in Artificial Intelligence, the Hon’ble Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urged the Hon’ble Prime Minister to establish an India AI Council as a supreme national body on the lines of the GST Council and NITI Aayog.
He further appealed for the creation of a dedicated AI Ministry to frame robust legal safeguards preventing misuse, particularly in matters of national security and national interest, and emphasized that #AI must be harnessed as a powerful instrument for social justice and poverty eradication.
Delivering the keynote address at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 at Hall–B, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, the Chief Minister invited global leaders and technology experts to partner with #Telangana across all domains of AI development.
He announced the State’s readiness to establish an AI Startup Village for the nation with the support of the Government of India.
Noting that annual deliberations are inadequate in a fast-evolving technological era, he proposed biannual AI Summits hosted by different Indian cities and called for the creation of a National AI Fund to support start-ups and enable India’s youth to build globally competitive unicorn enterprises.
Outlining five strategic priorities, he stated that India must secure leadership across the AI value chain – from chip manufacturing, green energy and data storage to platforms, core languages, applications, and services – with a clear roadmap, particularly for the top three layers.
He proposed a national AI War Room involving both the Centre and the States to continuously monitor developments, offering #Hyderabad as its host city. He further called for a world-class, adequately funded AI University with campuses across India dedicated to original research.
Chief Minister called for urgent domestic manufacturing of GPU chips and integration into the AI supply chain, including access to rare minerals. He emphasized comprehensive reskilling strategies to ensure AI creates more jobs than it displaces.
Placing AI in historical perspective, the Chief Minister observed that transformative inventions – from fire, the wheel, and agriculture to democracy, constitutional governance, electricity, aviation, vaccinations, and the internet – have shaped human civilization.
While earlier machines amplified physical strength, AI represents a defining shift, as systems powered by advanced GPU chips now possess cognitive capabilities – able to analyse, decide, create, and act with increasing autonomy, especially when combined with robotics.
He cautioned that a global AI race is already underway, led by a handful of nations and corporations. India missed the Industrial and Manufacturing Revolutions and, despite progress in the Services Revolution, remained largely a service provider rather than a creator of global platforms.
Widely used services such as #Google Search and Maps, Meta Platforms including Facebook and Instagram, X, YouTube, and WhatsApp were not created in India.
He concluded that India must not miss the AI revolution. Through decisive policy action, strong institutions, and strategic investments, the nation can emerge not merely as a participant, but as a global leader in Artificial Intelligence.
