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IndiaAI's Absorption Ceiling

Two years after Cabinet approval, the IndiaAI Mission has disbursed roughly Rs 400 crore of its Rs 10,371.92 crore five-year outlay — not from faltering ambition, but because instruments to move public money into foundation-model builders and GPU tenders did not exist at announcement. The second half must close a machinery gap before the headline commitment is quietly trimmed in successive budget notes.