The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), has launched “CAG-BHASHINI Anuvaad”, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled document translation solution developed by BHASHINI to support the translation of official CAG documents and audit-related reports.
The launch marks an important step in bringing Language AI into institutional workflows, combining BHASHINI’s multilingual language technology capabilities with the specialised language requirements of the CAG. The initiative is designed to support translation of official and audit-related documents while complementing existing institutional processes and maintaining appropriate human oversight.
CAG-BHASHINI Anuvaad has been developed as a customised Language AI solution for the CAG, with a focus on supporting consistent terminology, contextual translation and quality of output. The solution provides an AI-enabled environment for translation of official documents while addressing institutional requirements relating to security, controlled access and data sovereignty.
The collaboration reflects the broader potential of Language AI to support government institutions in making official information more accessible across languages. By integrating multilingual AI capabilities into established institutional processes, the initiative seeks to facilitate wider and more efficient access to official information in Indian languages.
The programme featured a presentation on Digital India BHASHINI’s Language AI capabilities, highlighting its applications across government and public-facing services. The event also marked the formal launch of the CAG-BHASHINI Anuvaad solution at the CAG Office.
Speaking on the occasion, chief executive officer, DIBD, highlighted the evolution of BHASHINI across language data and AI models, applications and use cases, and the development of a sovereign Language AI ecosystem suited to India’s linguistic diversity.
He highlighted that BHASHINI currently supports 36 Indian text languages, 23 Indian voice languages and 35 international languages, and is being applied across a growing range of public-service use cases. These include multilingual agricultural advisory, voice-enabled grievance registration and processing, and conversational services that enable access through voice and telephone-based interfaces.
Meanwhile, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, emphasised the importance of ensuring that audit findings and reports reach citizens in languages they understand. He highlighted the potential of technology to facilitate access to audit information in local and regional languages, while complementing efforts to strengthen the use of Hindi and other Indian languages in official work.
Further, additional deputy comptroller and auditor general (Rajbhasha), Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, said, “The fusion of AI and communication has the potential to overcome linguistic barriers across geographies. By integrating language technology into our institutional processes, we can make communication more accessible, timely and effective, while strengthening the use of Indian languages in governance and official work. The CAG-BHASHINI initiative is an important step in bringing this convergence of language and technology into practice.”