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BHASHINI uses voice-first multilingual AI at Mussoorie training

14 October 2026 · ⏱ 2 నిమి · GS-III: Science and technology; e-governance

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వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు?

Speech turned into text across Indian languages: the BHASHINI Shrutlekh tool GS-III e-governance answers need

The Digital India BHASHINI Division under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology deployed the BHASHINI Shrutlekh platform at a capacity-building programme of the National Centre for Good Governance in Mussoorie. The platform turns speech into text across Indian languages.

Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type

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What you need to know

2 నిమి

The Digital India BHASHINI Division under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology deployed the BHASHINI Shrutlekh platform at a capacity-building programme of the National Centre for Good Governance in Mussoorie.

The platform turns speech into text across Indian languages.

మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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ముఖ్య వాస్తవాలు

Remember these

  • BHASHINI Shrutlekh is a speech-to-text platform covering Indian languages.
  • It was deployed by the Digital India BHASHINI Division under MeitY.
  • The venue was a capacity-building programme of the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in Mussoorie.
  • BHASHINI is India's national language technology mission under Digital India, aimed at breaking language barriers through AI.
  • The voice-first approach helps citizens who are not comfortable with typing or English-only interfaces.
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ప్రిలిమ్స్ · మెయిన్స్

How the exam will ask it

ప్రిలిమ్స్

  • BHASHINI is a Digital India initiative under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) that builds AI-based language translation and speech tools for Indian languages.
  • Shrutlekh is a speech-to-text platform that converts spoken words in Indian languages into written text.
  • The National Centre for Good Governance, which hosted the programme, is located in Mussoorie and trains civil servants.

మెయిన్స్

GS-III (Science and Technology) and GS-II (e-governance): language barriers limit citizens' access to digital public services. BHASHINI's voice-first, multilingual AI tools such as Shrutlekh support inclusive service delivery and officer training under Digital India. The way forward lies in quality datasets for low-resource languages, data privacy safeguards and wider adoption across State governments.

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Quick recall

Answer before you reveal

The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2025, targets agricultural development in how many lagging districts?

  1. 50
  2. 100
  3. 150
  4. 200
సమాధానం చూడండి

సమాధానం: B — 100 is correct. 100 is correct. The scheme covers 100 districts with low agricultural productivity by converging existing schemes.

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