Bihar government signs Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for projects and investments worth Rs. 468 crore
A Research Park at IIT Patna with an investment of Rs. 250 crore was officially announced
The Impressive Times17 February —At the world’s largest India AI Impact Summit and Expo 2026, which commenced on Monday in the national capital New Delhi, innovators from Bihar are engaging with leading global companies associated with artificial intelligence. During the summit, the Government of Bihar signs Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with several major technology companies as well as with IIT Patna worth Rs. 468 crore.
To promote innovation, incubation and employment, Bihar has signed MoU of Rs. 60 Cr. For setting up Bihar AI CoE and 250 Cr for setting up research park at IIT patna. For setting up Bihar AI coe, tiger Analytics will be Industry Partner and IIT patna will be Academic Partner.
In addition, MoUs has signed with notable GCC units and IT units such as Red Cyber(103 cr), GrowQR(30 cr), CIPL(25 cr) etc under Bihar GCC policy 2026 and Bihar IT policy 2024.
This move is expected to create over 10,000 new job opportunities in the field of emerging technologies. Additionally, more than 50,000 youth will receive skill development training through AI-linked programs.
The five-day summit is witnessing participation from CEOs of more than 100 technology companies and representatives from over 135 countries. In addition, Heads of State from more than 20 countries and ministers from over 50 countries are also taking part in the summit.
It may be noted that the Government of Bihar recently approved the Bihar GCC Policy 2026 and the Bihar Semiconductor Policy 2026, with the objective of establishing Bihar as a global technology hub for eastern and northeastern India.
On Tuesday, 17th February, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, hri Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the Bihar State Pavilion at the India AI Impact Summit & Expo 2026 being held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh was Chief Guest on this occasion. The program was conducted under chairmanship of Minister, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India Giriraj Singh.
Minister of Information Technology, Govt. of Bihar Ms. Shreyasi Singh, Industry Minister Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal and Hon’ble member of Rajsabha Sanjay Kumar Jha graced the occasion with their presence.
On this occasion Pratyay Amrit, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, B. Rajender, ACS GAD, Kundan Kumar, Secretary, Industries, Govt. of Bihar, Abhay Kumar Singh, Secretary, DIT, Saurabh Yadav, Director Agriculture, Prof. Pritam Kumar, IIT Patna and Prof. T N Singh, Director, IIT Patna were also present.
To develop Bihar as the technology hub of northeastern India, the state government has undertaken several major initiatives. These include the announcement of a Mega AI Core of Engineering under the Bihar AI Mission, signing of agreements with industry partners and academic partners, signing of investment intent letters with leading investors, unveiling of state policies, launch of the Bihar GCC Policy 2026 and Bihar Semiconductor Policy 2026, and the establishment of a Research Park at IIT Patna, among others.
Just as India is emerging as a global agenda-setter in the field of artificial intelligence, Bihar too is rapidly establishing its identity as a technology hub in northeastern India. The introduction of the Bihar GCC Policy, Semiconductor Policy, and IT policy has significantly increased interest among global technology companies in the state.
It is noteworthy that the Bihar Pavilion at the India AI Impact Summit and Expo 2026 has been set up at Hall 5-F, Stall Numbers 8 and 12 at Bharat Mandapam.
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