The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and the School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing multilingual AI solutions for governance, public systems, institutional learning and citizen-centric service delivery through the BHASHINI for Seva/Sanchalan initiative.

The School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL)  and Digital India Bhashini Division entered into an MOU to partner for BHASHINI's multilingual AI ecosystem to support SOUL in making knowledge resources, digital platforms and institutional interactions more accessible across Indian languages, while encouraging wider adoption of indigenous language AI.

SOUL is India's first-of-its-kind institution dedicated to shaping individuals to lead with integrity, altruism, and excellence in the public sphere. SOUL brings together aspiring political leaders, elected leaders, policymakers, administrators and institutional leaders, united by a commitment to serve the nation.

Under the MoU, both organisations will collaborate across BHASHINI Udyat, Mitra, AppMitra, Sahyogi and Pravakta to enable multilingual access to SOUL's programs and digital platforms, develop AI-powered reference applications, strengthen language models through domain-specific datasets, promote linguistic data contribution through Bhashadaan, and undertake joint initiatives in research, innovation and capacity building.

Shri Saurabh Johri, CEO, SOUL, elaborated on the vision of SOUL founded on the belief that every human being has the potential to be a leader. He articulated that leadership is about dealing with ethical dilemmas, examining personal biases, enhancing trust and collaboration, and developing citizen centric solutions and systemic change.

Shri Amitabh Nag, CEO, Digital India BHASHINI Division, highlighted BHASHINI's vision of building India's sovereign multilingual AI ecosystem through open collaboration between government, academia, startups and industry, and emphasised that language technologies will play a key role in helping institutions connect, communicate and create meaningful public impact.

The BHASHINI team presented live demonstrations of its multilingual AI products and sectoral use cases, showcasing capabilities including speech-to-text, speech-to-speech system, text translation, OCR, transliteration and voice AI. The demonstrations illustrated how these technologies can simplify multilingual communication, improve access to digital knowledge and public services, and enable seamless interactions across governance and institutional ecosystems.

The partnership is expected to accelerate the adoption of multilingual AI across governance and public institutions, foster collaborative research and innovation, and support the development of inclusive language technologies that improve accessibility, public participation and citizen-centric digital services.

Shri Saurabh Johri, CEO, School of Ultimate Leadership, said:

"Every leadership journey starts with discovering purpose and values within self; demonstrating leadership at work and driving systemic changes. The SOUL Campus at Gandhinagar will soon be commissioned to develop political leadership, public policy and social sector leadership for India and the World. Partnership with BHASHINI will support overcoming the language barriers in leadership development.”

Shri Amitabh Nag, CEO, Digital India BHASHINI Division, said:

"India's AI journey must be rooted in inclusion, openness and public impact. At BHASHINI, we are building the language layer of India's Digital Public Infrastructure by enabling multilingual AI that is scalable, sovereign and accessible to every citizen. Our collaboration with SOUL brings together institutions, innovation and technology to accelerate the development of real-world language AI solutions, strengthen collaborative ecosystems, and ensure that governance, knowledge and digital services become truly multilingual and accessible across the country."

Shri Gaurav Mehta, Joint CEO, School of Ultimate Leadership, said:

"A key component of this MoU is co-creation. It is incumbent upon all of us to enable, contribute to and help in perfecting the model through sustained collaboration."

About Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD)
The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under Digital India Corporation (DIC), MeitY, is India's national initiative for AI-driven multilingual digital inclusion. Through the National Hub for Language Technology (NHLT), BHASHINI powers 800+ government websites, has enabled 8+ billion AI inferences, processes 20+ million daily, and supports 36 Indian text, 23 Indian voice, and 35 international languages. DIBD also advances multilingual AI through research, open innovation, datasets, startups, and academic collaboration, strengthening India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

 

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