Delhi launches India’s first city-centric AI innovation movement to prepare students 

Education Minister Ashish Sood said that the initiative has been designed keeping in mind India’s AI decade and will train young people in structured innovation, problem-solving, and responsible technology use. Delhi’s educational institutions will be transformed into active innovation labs, he said, adding that students will identify civic and industry challenges and work with government and industry partners to develop practical solutions.

He further informed that over the next four months, Delhi AI Grind will train 5,000 teachers as certified AI mentors, develop 1,000 student-led prototypes, select 50 AI youth ambassadors, and publish a National Innovation Compendium.

The initiative invites participation from youth aged 10 to 25 in ten key sectors — transport, health, food systems, tourism, governance, energy, digital education, climate and environment, water and waste management, and public services.

Sood added that the programme is built on a ten-station innovation model. The process includes awareness, onboarding, district rounds, city showcase, pilot deployment, and youth leadership engagement.

Delhi AI Grind will also promote civic participation, youth leadership, and responsible technology use aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

Sood added, “Our children must learn not just to use AI, but to guide it. They should not remain mere consumers but become creators.”

Speaking on this occasion, Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station, highlighted the role of AI in space technology. “You are the future. I am giving you a call for action. You have to work towards realising the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047,” he told students.