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BHASHINI – GeM MoU for Multilingual Public Procurement

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UPSC English 16 Jun 2026

BHASHINI – GeM MoU for Multilingual Public Procurement

Subject: Governance | Digital Public Infrastructure | Artificial Intelligence

            The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) and Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed an MoU to strengthen multilingual access across India's public procurement ecosystem through AI-powered language technologies.

Key Highlights

1.       GeM will integrate BHASHINI's multilingual AI capabilities into its procurement platform.

2.       Supports seamless interaction across 22 officially recognised Indian languages.

3.       Focus on Voice First technologies, translation APIs, multilingual glossaries, voice bots and Generative AI solutions.

4.       Aims to improve participation of MSMEs, startups, entrepreneurs and regional businesses in government procurement.

5.       Encourages language-data contribution through Bhashadaan.

6.       Supports multilingual governance, service delivery and Ease of Doing Business (EoDB).

Significance

1.       Reduces linguistic barriers in accessing government services.

2.       Expands procurement opportunities for businesses operating in regional languages.

3.       Strengthens India's Digital Public Infrastructure ecosystem.

4.       Promotes inclusive and citizen-centric digital governance.

5.       Accelerates adoption of AI-driven public service delivery.

Challenges

1.       Need for high-quality linguistic datasets across Indian languages.

2.       Accuracy challenges in domain-specific translations.

3.       Digital literacy gaps among small businesses.

4.       Data privacy and AI governance concerns.

Way Forward

1.       Expand multilingual AI tools across government platforms.

2.       Strengthen open-source language datasets and research.

3.       Enhance capacity building for MSMEs and regional entrepreneurs.

4.       Develop sector-specific language models for governance and commerce.
    

Source:  https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2273408

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