BharatGen and Larsen & Toubro sign the BharatGen L&T MoU to develop India’s sovereign AI compute platform with AI chips, data centers and foundational AI models.
BharatGen has announced a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with L&T Semiconductor Technologies and Larsen & Toubro’s data center and cloud services business, L&T-Vyoma, to jointly design, build, and deploy an end-to-end sovereign AI compute platform for India.
This strategic collaboration represents a major step toward building a fully indigenous AI ecosystem, bringing together advanced semiconductor innovation, large-scale computing infrastructure, and foundational AI model development designed specifically for India.
The partnership integrates three critical pillars necessary to power India’s AI future:
Indian AI Silicon
L&T Semiconductor Technologies will design and develop custom AI ASIC and xPU chips optimized specifically for BharatGen’s AI workloads. These chips will enable efficient processing for large-scale AI applications including language models and multimodal systems.
Sovereign AI Infrastructure
L&T-Vyoma will provide AI-ready data center infrastructure, including its upcoming 30 MW data center facility in Kanchipuram, to support large-scale AI compute requirements across the country.
Foundational AI Models
BharatGen will define and co-optimize AI workloads and foundational models, including large language models (LLMs), small language models (SLMs), and multimodal AI systems tailored to India’s diverse linguistic and societal needs.
Alt: BharatGen and L&T officials signing MoU to build India’s sovereign AI compute infrastructure platform
National-Level Support
The MoU signing ceremony was held in the presence of leading representatives from the Government of India, including:
- Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
- Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary at the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser
Their presence highlights the national significance of developing sovereign AI capabilities that strengthen India’s technological independence.
Advancing AI for India
BharatGen, supported by institutions including IIT Bombay and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, aims to build AI systems that serve India’s diverse population, supporting more than 22 Indian languages and addressing national priorities across sectors.
This partnership marks a significant milestone in BharatGen’s mission to build a complete sovereign AI stack – from silicon to software to infrastructure – designed and built in India, for India.
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