New Delhi/Jaipur, Jan. 6 -- A mega skilling programme aimed at imparting knowledge of Artificial Intelligence to as many as 10 lakh individuals across the country has been kicked off on Tuesday, from Rajasthan, during the regional AI summit that was held in the run-up to the AI summit to be held next month in India.

"The aim is to equip young people with AI skills so they can learn to apply AI in their lives, especially in small businesses, to increase productivity and reap the benefits," Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said.

"With this objective, a skilling program has been launched to provide AI skills to 10 lakh young people."

The goal of skilling 10 lakh youth will be achieved within the next year, the mini...