India to Add 20,000 GPUs Beyond Existing 38,000 to Strengthen National AI Infrastructure; Announces MEITY Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw at Day Two of India AI Impact Summit 2026

Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Shri. Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced on the second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 that India will scale its compute capacity beyond the existing 38,000 GPUs with the addition of 20,000 GPUs in the coming weeks. He highlighted that this marks the next phase of India’s AI strategy, with a significant expansion of compute infrastructure and a focus on responsible AI deployment.