NEW DELHI: AI-driven tools can accelerate drug discovery, shorten research timelines, and make research processes more cost-effective, thereby strengthening affordable healthcare delivery, said Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday. The launch marks a significant milestone in advancing safe, ethical, and evidence-based deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India’s healthcare ecosystem, he said. Nadda said that India recognised it early and began laying its digital foundations nearly a decade ago. In 2015, the government launched the Digital India programme to transform India into a digitally empowered society, he said. “Interoperable systems have been enabled across platforms, and large-scale, consent-based health data frameworks are being developed to empower citizens while ensuring data privacy and security,” he said.

Source: Indian Express February 18, 2026 02:14 UTC