Now every youth will become a technology leader, win in India AI Impact Summit and get a prize of up to Rs 25 lakh

AI Innovation India: India has taken another historic step in the field of Artificial Intelligence. India AI Impact Summit 2026 Made it the world’s largest AI summit. The summit concluded with a grand awards ceremony and cultural program on the second day. On this occasion, those innovators from India and abroad were honored who created solutions to the real problems of the society through AI.

World’s largest AI summit: Ashwini Vaishnav

Congratulating the winners, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, ‘The India AI Impact Summit has emerged as the world’s largest AI summit, reflecting the scale and ambition of India’s AI vision. I congratulate all the winners for their outstanding contributions and for demonstrating how AI can deliver a transformative impact for society.”

He clarified that India’s aim is not just to create technology, but to bring real change in the society through AI.

Youth and women become the strength of AI revolution

Minister of State Jitin Prasada stressed on the YuvaAI initiative and said that “AI is a mix of people, technology, and opportunity…” According to him, when every person plays his role, then India will emerge as a global AI service provider.

The three major initiatives of the summit were AI by HER, AI for ALL and YuvaAI. The aim of these initiatives was to make women, youth and common citizens not just consumers but creators of AI.

YuvaAI: Opportunity for youth aged 13 to 21 years

Youth aged 13 to 21 years participated in YuvaAI Global Youth Challenge. First prize winners Paraspeak, AgniSena and Z-TRACS received grants of ₹15 lakh. CytoScanZ, WAYV and VOX-AID stood second, receiving ₹10 lakh each.

AI by HER: Strong participation of women

Farmer Lifeline became the winner in AI by HER Challenge. Periwinkle Technologies was the first runner-up and Volar Alta and Remidio were joint second runners-up. The top winners were given a grant of ₹25 lakh.

AI for ALL: Big solutions for society

The AI ​​for ALL Challenge provided funding of ₹25 lakh each to the top 10 startups working in areas such as healthcare, climate-smart farming, mental health and financial inclusion.

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India’s diversity seen in cultural program

“Nṛtta Melakam” presented by Sangeet Natak Akademi after the awards ceremony. Gave the message of cultural diversity and unity of the country. Folk and classical artistes brought alive the rich heritage of India on one stage.

This summit proves that now AI will not be limited only to big cities or companies, but will reach the youth and women of villages and towns. This is India’s new AI revolution.