Overview
- Maharashtra, which launched ImagiNxt 2026 Friday, unveiled the Maharashtra AI Policy 2026 and announced Mumbai Tech Week for May 29–30 to deepen industry and global firm engagement.
- The policy targets more than ₹10,000 crore in investment and 1.5 lakh AI jobs by 2031 and includes six AI centres of excellence, five AI innovation cities and twelve incubators to build capacity.
- Officials pledged a ₹500 crore AI startup fund, skilling for roughly 200,000 people and a shared compute pool of 2,000 GPUs to lower entry costs for startups and public projects.
- The state created a dedicated AI department and commissionerate and highlighted early government uses of AI such as blockchain-enabled criminal-justice workflows and the Mahavistaar farming app, which officials say has about 5 million downloads.
- Organisers said ImagiNxt attracted over 10,000 attendees, 250 startups and 100 investors, while Mumbai Tech Week will host global AI firms and an AI job fair with 25+ companies and 250+ roles, though the announcements are policy goals and event plans that require funding and delivery to produce results.