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'''Bhashini''' is an [[Indian government]] project developed by [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] under its "National Language Translation Mission." It aims to help [[Indian people|Indian citizens]] translate content in various [[Languages of India|Indian languages]] and enable effective communication among different-language speakers across India, and thus reduce the [[language barrier]] in India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=The Hindu Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2024-09-11 |title=ONDC launches Saarthi reference app with for businesses to create multilingual buyer apps |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/ondc-launches-saarthi-reference-app-for-businesses-to-create-multilingual-buyer-apps/article68629225.ece |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bhashini Challenge |url=https://innovateindia.mygov.in/bhashini-challenge/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=innovateindia.mygov.in |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Background ==
Bhashini was launched at [[Gandhinagar]], [[Gujarat]], in July 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digital India Week 2022- Digital Mela |url=https://www.digitalindia.gov.in/photo_gallery/digital-india-week-2002-digital-mela/ |url-status=live}}</ref>. The name "Bhashini" is an abbreviation for "Bhasha Interface for India." It is developed under the National Language Translation Mission by [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-25 |title=What is the digital India program, Bhashini? |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/what-is-the-digital-india-program-bhashini-1703526525-1 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Jagranjosh.com |language=en}}</ref>

An Independent Business Division (IBD) called Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD) has been started under [[Digital India Corporation]] (DIC) to help Bhashini ecosystem collab with startups.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2024-02-24 |title='Bhashini App' the only AI tool you will need for real-time translation of Indian languages |url=https://telanganatoday.com/bhashini-app-the-only-ai-tool-you-will-need-for-real-time-translation-of-indian-languages |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Telangana Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Platform ==
The platform uses [[Natural language processing]] and [[Artificial intelligence|AI]], to go beyond language barriers, ensuring digital empowerment and digital inclusion across different states.<ref name=":1" /> It has more than 300 pre-trained AI models available to Bhashini ecosystem partners exposed via Open Bhashini [[API]]s.<ref name=":0" />

== Adoption ==
In December 2023, [[Prime Minister of India|PM]] [[Narendra Modi]], used Bhashini to translate his realtime speech into for his Tamil audience.<ref>{{Cite news |last=The Hindu Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2023-12-18 |title=AI translation tool 'Bhashini' used to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/indian-language-ai-tool-bhashini-used-to-translate-prime-minister-narendra-modis-speech/article67649545.ece |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Later, [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Finance Minister]] [[Nirmala Sitharaman]] used the platform during her 2024 [[Union budget of India]] speech.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Bhashini signs MoU with New Media Wing of Ministry of I&B |url=https://www.storyboard18.com/how-it-works/bhashini-signs-mou-with-new-media-wing-of-ministry-of-ib-37825.htm |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=www.storyboard18.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-19 |title=Explained: What is Bhashini, the real-time translation tool that PM Narendra Modi used |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/explained-what-is-bhashini-the-real-time-translation-tool-that-pm-narendra-modi-used/articleshow/106122854.cms |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

In June 2024, [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology|MeitY]] sought bidders to allow research projects for better accuracy and fluency of machine translation. It promoted use of specific language pairs and use of such domain-specific language models for government, education, healthcare, and other critical sectors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-27 |title=Govt to Increase Adoption of Bhashini, Seeks Bids from Colleges and Universities |url=https://www.outlookbusiness.com/technology/govt-to-increase-adoption-of-bhashini-seeks-bids-from-colleges-and-universities |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Outlook Business |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-25 |title=Govt seeks bids from colleges, universities for help on Bhashini proliferation |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/govt-seeks-bids-from-colleges-universities-for-help-on-bhashini-proliferation/articleshow/111262499.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

Bhashini signed MoUs with [[Snapdeal]], [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of I&B]], [[Federal Bank]] among others providing its AI models to cater solutions in vernacular languages.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Schamiloglu |first=Uli |date=2017 |title=The rise of Runiform Turkic as the first Turkic vernacular literary language |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.13173/tl/2017/2/161 |journal=Turkic Languages |volume=21 |issue=2 |pages=161–177 |doi=10.13173/tl/2017/2/161 |issn=1431-4983|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name=":2" />

In September 2024, [[Open Network for Digital Commerce]] (ONDC) launched Saarthi, an application that enables businesses to create their own personalised buyer-side applications using Bhashini. [[Rajasthan government]] developed Pehchan app, a digital platform that makes birth and death registration easier by enabling voice commands in different languages using Bhashini AI.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pehchan App Goes Multilingual: Breaking Language Barriers with Bhashini's AI |url=https://indiaai.gov.in/news/pehchan-app-goes-multilingual-breaking-language-barriers-with-bhashini-s-ai |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=INDIAai |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official Website}}
* [https://anuvaad.bhashini.gov.in/text-to-text-translation Anuvaad Bhashini] (Language Translator)

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