- Gujarat PPP Got the distinction of being the first state in the country to establish Indian AI Research Organization on the model.
- With in-principle approval from Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, IAIRO will become operational from January 1, 2026.
Gandhinagar, December 30, 2025 – Indian AI Research Organization Gandhinagar Gift CityIn Indian A.I. Research organization will be established. Gujarat PPP It has the distinction of being the first state in the country to establish an Indian AI Research Organization on the model. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi, Gujarat has taken the initiative to accelerate the AI ecosystem at the national level by making research and development more serious in the sector of AI sector in the country in the beginning of 2026.
For this purpose, the Chief Minister has decided to establish the Indian AI Research Organization (IAIRO) with the tripartite partnership of the State Government, Government of India and Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance-IPA. Bhupendra Patel In principle permission has been given.
What is IAIRO Special Purpose Vehicle and what will be the benefit to Gujarat?
This IAIRO will be operated as a special purpose vehicle in GIFT City from January 1, 2026. This Indian AI Research Organization will be formed as a non-profit making institute under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013. Not only this, a budget of approximately Rs 300 crore has been fixed for the first five years for this project, in which the state and central governments and private partners will contribute 33.33 percent.
Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance has joined IAIRO as the anchor private partner and is to contribute Rs 25 crore for the year 2025-26. This IPA includes 23 leading pharma companies including companies like Cipla, Torrent Pharma, Sun Pharma.
This initiative of Gujarat Government of IndiaIndia AI of the Ministry of Information Technology. Mission as well as AI of the Science Technology Department of the State Government. The objectives of the action plan are consistent. The state government has also constituted an AI Task Force to accelerate the pace of sustainable development by making the lives of millions of people easier through transformative improvements in health, education, agriculture and other services through the use of Artificial Intelligence. Moving forward in this direction, IAIRO has now been named as a multi-disciplinary hub for AI.
IAIRO’s core activities include advanced AI research and development, development of AI-based products and solutions, and collaboration between academic institutions, industries, startups and government. Apart from this, IAIRO will also focus on Intellectual Property (IP) creation, capacity building and policy based research. IAIRO will operate under a hybrid compute model, integrating national platforms such as IndiaAI Cloud with on-premise GPU infrastructure.
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