The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under Digital India Corporation and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, launched VoicERA, an open-source end-to-end Voice AI stack, at the India AI Impact Summit.
The solution was showcased at the BHASHINI Pavilion and EkStep Pavilion at Bharat Mandapam.
What is VoicERA?
VoicERA is an open-source Voice AI stack deployed on the BHASHINI National Language Infrastructure.
It creates a national execution layer for:
- Multilingual Voice AI
- Real-time speech systems
- Conversational AI
- Multilingual telephony services
This allows voice-based digital services to reach citizens across India’s diverse languages.
Why It Matters
- Expands BHASHINI’s Capabilities
Moves beyond translation to real-time speech and conversational AI. - Boosts Digital Inclusion
Enables access to government and digital services in multiple Indian languages. - Supports India’s AI Ecosystem
Open-source architecture helps startups, developers, and researchers build applications. - Population-Scale Deployment
Designed to operate at national scale across sectors like governance, healthcare, banking, and education.
About BHASHINI
BHASHINI is India’s national language AI platform launched under Digital India to promote language technologies and remove language barriers in digital access.
It aims to enable citizens to interact with digital services in their native languages through translation, speech, and conversational tools.
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