Bengaluru/Mumbai, Jan. 13 -- Indians have not fully embraced routine health monitoring, and the nation's digital health startups are betting on artificial intelligence to overcome this hurdle. Founders of weight management apps to online diagnostic platforms are pouring money into AI tools that personalize care, speed up analysis, and cut costs.

Diagnostics provider Tata 1mg, fitness and health coaching platform Fittr, nutrition and lifestyle app Healthify and India's largest hospital chain Apollo Hospitals have rolled out AI tools for everything from interpreting prescriptions and streamlining deliveries to offering customized plans. The ultimate objective: to keep users engaged.

The platforms are targeting growing awareness about heal...