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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
              n
                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
              n
                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
              n   This spirit of connectivity goes beyond
                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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