Bhashini
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| Formation | July 2022 |
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| Type | Governmental project |
Region served | India |
Official language | English, Hindi |
CEO | Shri Amitabh Nag |
Parent organisation | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Website | bhashini |
Bhashini is an Indian government project developed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under its "National Language Translation Mission." It aims to help Indian citizens translate content in various Indian languages and enable effective communication among different-language speakers across India, and thus reduce the language barrier in India.[1][2]
Bhashini was launched at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, in July 2022[3]. The name "Bhashini" is an abbreviation for "Bhasha Interface for India." It is developed under the National Language Translation Mission by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.[4]
An Independent Business Division (IBD) called Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD) has been started under Digital India Corporation (DIC) to help Bhashini ecosystem collab with startups.[2][5]
Platform
The platform uses Natural language processing and AI, to go beyond language barriers, ensuring digital empowerment and digital inclusion across different states.[4] It has more than 300 pre-trained AI models available to Bhashini ecosystem partners exposed via Open Bhashini APIs.[2]