Bhashini: Desi ‘Google Translator’ Gets Major Govt Push

Desi ‘Google Translator’ Gets Major Govt Push

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht

Government is working on a local alternative to Google’s language translation services.

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The platform called ‘Bhashini’ was recently included in Digital India expansion plans.

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Digital India has a budget of Rs 14,903 crore.

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Bhashini claims to be an ‘AI-enabled’ multi-language translation tool.

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Bhashini currently supports 10 major Indian languages.

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The platform will soon support all 22 official Indian languages.

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It is part of the government’s National Language Translation Mission.

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Bhashini aims for real-time translation among Indian languages.

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Bhashini also aims to make the Internet accessible in 22 Indian languages.

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