Bhubaneswar: Odisha has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sarvam AI to establish a sovereign AI capacity hub, marking a major step towards India’s self-reliant AI ambitions. The project aims to position Odisha as a leading provider of AI infrastructure in the country.
The State is shifting from a mineral-driven economy to a technology-led digital economy, Dr. Mukesh Mahaling, Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, Electronics & IT, said.
The planned facility will have a 50 MW AI-optimised setup with an estimated investment of around Rs20,000 crore. Odisha will also provide significant capital investment incentives to support the development.
The AI hub is expected to host nearly 25,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs and generate thousands of high-skilled direct and indirect jobs. In a post on X, Mahaling said the facility will strengthen Odisha’s role in India’s sovereign AI and compute ecosystem and accelerate the vision of “Viksit Odisha, Viksit Bharat.”
Vishal Kumar Dev, Additional Chief Secretary of the government, stated that the partnership with Sarvam AI reflects the State’s focus on building a technology-driven digital economy. He added that Odisha is expected to become a key contributor to India’s sovereign AI capabilities.
