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Pillar 1: Investment in Infrastructure
Capital expenditure has grown significantly Aadhar registrations and everyday 60 crore
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in last eleven years, reaching ₹11.2 lakh UPI transactions signify its reach and
crore in 2025-26. This surge in public acceptance. The idea behind this is simple:
investment is most visible in India’s democratise technology for all.
infrastructure - physical, digital, and social.
n The same vision drives the IndiaAI
Over the last 11 years, physical Mission. Over 34,000 high-speed computer
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infrastructure in Bharat has grown at a chips, known as GPUs, are now available
rapid pace. Nearly 59,000 kilometers of to all. That too at just one-third the global
highways have been built, and over 37,500 cost. These chips are needed as part of
kilometers of railway tracks laid. AI development, especially training of
Recently, the Chenab and Anji bridges were AI models. To support this further, the
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inaugurated—symbols of a modern Bharat. AIKosha platform offers over 370 datasets
For the people of Kashmir, the arrival of and 200 ready-to-use AI models for
Vande Bharat through these bridges felt learning and innovation.
like a dream. One traveller, with tears in his n This focus on accessibility extends beyond
eyes, said he never thought this day would tech to education, healthcare, and basic
come. services. Over the 11 years, Medical
colleges have grown from 387 to 780, and
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railways to digital highways. India’s Digital AIIMS institutions from 7 to 23. MBBS
Public Infrastructure (DPI) has become and PG seats have also more than doubled.
a global benchmark. UPI, Aadhaar, and This demonstrates a strong commitment
DigiLocker are now studied globally their to making quality education and healthcare
scale and inclusiveness. Over 141 crore accessible to all.
ANTYODAYA IN ACTION bottom of pyramid. Every policy, every invest-
From the very beginning, our guiding philosophy ment, and every innovation over the past 11
has been antyodaya—uplifting the people at the years has been shaped by this vision.
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