IIPA To Develop AI Curriculum For Smart Governance

21 Apr 2026 CW Team

He said the institute could coordinate with the Capacity Building Commission, the Department of Personnel and Training, the National Centre for Good Governance, LBSNAA Mussoorie and the Department of Administrative Reforms to design training frameworks for AI enabled governance. The minister said membership at the institute has expanded to around 11,000 and that 129 courses were conducted for nearly 6,000 officials this year.

He called for engagement with the private sector, the armed forces and elected representatives to deliver inclusive governance training and noted the introduction of specialised residential programmes for science administrators. The address highlighted district level IIPA chapters and district governance indices to strengthen grassroots administration and encourage data driven best practice sharing.

The minister announced the Saral AI portal through the Anusandhan National Research Foundation to translate technical advances into citizen friendly narratives and improve public understanding. He described the Rs 103.7 bn India AI Mission as central to strengthening research, innovation, infrastructure and skill development across the national AI ecosystem.

He said the Centre has provisioned 38,000 CPUs and 22,000 GPUs to scale AI programmes and accelerate deployment. The minister noted that the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) has achieved a disposal rate exceeding 95 per cent and now operates as a hybrid model combining automated processes with human interaction. He added that more than 14.5 mn officials have registered on Mission Karmayogi, which offers digital learning content in 23 languages.

At the 72nd Founder’s Day of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh proposed that the institute be made the nodal body for developing artificial intelligence competencies among public sector officials and for preparing a curriculum for AI driven smart governance. He framed the measure as part of technology led administrative reform to strengthen public service delivery. He said the institute could coordinate with the Capacity Building Commission, the Department of Personnel and Training, the National Centre for Good Governance, LBSNAA Mussoorie and the Department of Administrative Reforms to design training frameworks for AI enabled governance. The minister said membership at the institute has expanded to around 11,000 and that 129 courses were conducted for nearly 6,000 officials this year. He called for engagement with the private sector, the armed forces and elected representatives to deliver inclusive governance training and noted the introduction of specialised residential programmes for science administrators. The address highlighted district level IIPA chapters and district governance indices to strengthen grassroots administration and encourage data driven best practice sharing. The minister announced the Saral AI portal through the Anusandhan National Research Foundation to translate technical advances into citizen friendly narratives and improve public understanding. He described the Rs 103.7 bn India AI Mission as central to strengthening research, innovation, infrastructure and skill development across the national AI ecosystem. He said the Centre has provisioned 38,000 CPUs and 22,000 GPUs to scale AI programmes and accelerate deployment. The minister noted that the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) has achieved a disposal rate exceeding 95 per cent and now operates as a hybrid model combining automated processes with human interaction. He added that more than 14.5 mn officials have registered on Mission Karmayogi, which offers digital learning content in 23 languages.

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