Lucknow,

12 Jan (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Jitin Prasada along with Deputy

Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and Minister of State Ajit Pal on Monday

inaugurated the two-day Uttar Pradesh AI and Health Innovation Summit 2026. Speaking

on the occasion, Union Minister of State for IT and Electronics Jitin Prasada

said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has

become the world's fourth largest economy. Furthermore, India has reached the

top spot in AI penetration. Mobile connections have surpassed 1 billion.

The

Union Minister of State stated that India is poised to become the world's

leading AI service provider. India will be recognized globally, and Uttar

Pradesh will play a significant role in this endeavor. Internet coverage has

been established throughout Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh has made significant

progress in the field of AI. However, there are numerous challenges, including

cyber threats and deep fakes. The Union Minister emphasized that the people of

rural India should benefit from this. AI is being used in the fields of

agriculture, health, education, and the environment.

On

this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary of Medical Health and Medical

Education Department Amit Kumar Ghosh, Principal Secretary of IT and

Electronics Department Anurag Yadav, Chief Minister's Advisor Avnish Awasthi,

experts from NITI Aayog, National Health Authority, Union Ministry of

Electronics and Information Technology, World Health Organization (WHO), World

Bank, Gates Foundation, Google and experts from AI and health sector from India

and abroad were present in the conference.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi